Chest CT scan (with and without contrast) cost at US hospitals

CT chest without and with contrast · CPT 71270

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Chest CT scan (with and without contrast)

This is two chest CT scans in one appointment: one before the dye is given, and one after. The comparison is the point — whether a spot in the lung or a mass in the chest takes up dye tells a radiologist something neither pass shows alone. It is the most expensive of the chest CT codes and carries the radiation of two acquisitions.

$118.00

lowest cash price

$1,947.00

national median

$18,866.43

highest cash price

910

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $118.00–$18,866.43 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$118.00

Princeton Community Hospital — Princeton, WV

Most expensive published cash price

$18,866.43

HCA FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG HOSPITAL — NORTH, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($2,504.65) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,976.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $1,647.66 $3,935.10 $4,455.36
Arizona 23 $375.92 $679.55 $3,045.91
Arkansas 11 $656.85 $1,713.40 $3,513.00
California 90 $770.00 $2,964.00 $7,020.98
Colorado 17 $459.92 $7,422.35 $14,320.00
Florida 69 $738.98 $5,267.33 $18,866.43
Georgia 25 $1,275.00 $1,918.02 $11,551.71
Hawaii 2 $852.80 $852.80 $1,965.00
Illinois 51 $750.00 $2,705.60 $3,577.20
Indiana 26 $542.40 $971.00 $6,794.91
Iowa 26 $842.90 $2,252.90 $5,747.00
Kansas 11 $896.40 $6,202.28 $13,048.03
Kentucky 26 $845.11 $2,921.40 $6,794.91
Louisiana 1 $509.34 $509.34 $509.34
Maine 7 $2,408.10 $2,649.25 $3,248.75
Maryland 2 $172.80 $172.80 $172.80
Michigan 27 $241.18 $2,131.00 $2,976.00
Minnesota 19 $647.76 $2,644.00 $3,312.80
Mississippi 11 $358.82 $900.45 $1,194.75
Missouri 20 $1,222.65 $1,313.65 $8,571.97
Montana 2 $1,961.60 $1,961.60 $2,622.40
Nebraska 13 $1,265.04 $1,454.00 $3,582.75
Nevada 4 $1,734.11 $2,235.53 $3,118.83
New Hampshire 1 $3,104.70 $3,104.70 $3,104.70
New Jersey 22 $194.55 $685.48 $1,165.50
New Mexico 2 $2,887.08 $2,887.08 $2,887.08
New York 22 $210.66 $210.66 $4,811.00
North Carolina 15 $1,846.00 $2,105.40 $5,430.00
North Dakota 4 $2,184.80 $2,607.20 $2,960.80
Ohio 68 $755.30 $1,633.45 $3,345.60
Oklahoma 17 $1,043.49 $2,193.10 $4,397.25
Oregon 13 $220.32 $1,107.84 $2,541.00
Pennsylvania 32 $562.00 $1,448.40 $5,112.00
South Carolina 11 $948.50 $1,573.80 $7,622.00
South Dakota 7 $2,678.40 $2,920.80 $3,485.60
Tennessee 38 $576.61 $786.39 $12,467.43
Texas 114 $602.91 $3,061.80 $15,523.22
Virginia 41 $576.61 $1,947.00 $12,107.00
Washington 32 $1,119.56 $1,836.64 $3,020.50
West Virginia 17 $118.00 $1,247.00 $3,141.00
Wisconsin 33 $570.57 $1,942.60 $5,468.16
Wyoming 4 $694.26 $1,367.40 $1,565.67

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $2,622.40 $180.99 – $588.44
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $2,640.00 $58.44 – $2,047.60
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $2,643.60 $178.69 – $516.55
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN $2,644.00 $186.92 – $2,974.50
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $2,644.00 $132.55 – $2,974.50
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $2,649.25 $56.44 – $681.20
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $2,654.40 $186.92 – $2,986.20
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $2,654.40 $186.92 – $2,986.20
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $2,659.97 $54.61 – $1,339.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $2,676.20 $167.39 – $3,345.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $2,676.20 $167.39 – $4,014.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $2,676.20 $167.39 – $4,014.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $2,676.20 $236.02 – $3,568.27
Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD $2,678.40 $1,145.02 – $3,013.20
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $2,705.60 not published
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL $2,723.40 $187.96 – $191.72
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $2,723.91 $2,932.10 – $2,932.10
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby, MN $2,726.40 $186.92 – $3,067.20
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $2,740.08 $226.19 – $1,768.00
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $2,741.76 $613.20 – $3,808.00
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $2,757.60 $162.77 – $657.87
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $2,761.52 $157.04 – $5,821.18
Morgan County ARH Hospital Liberty, KY $2,761.80 $542.00 – $542.00
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $2,764.80 $187.96 – $191.72
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $2,783.20 not published
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA $2,802.00 $175.93 – $711.00
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur, GA $2,802.00 $267.61 – $267.61
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA $2,802.00 $175.93 – $711.00
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA $2,802.00 $178.16 – $711.00
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, GA $2,802.00 $178.16 – $711.00
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA $2,802.00 $178.16 – $711.00
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA $2,802.00 $173.28 – $711.00
Emory University Hospital Ne, GA $2,802.00 $175.93 – $711.00
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $2,819.20 $1,039.58 – $3,171.60
Adventhealth Durand Durand, WI $2,829.03 not published
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $2,843.28 $75.19 – $2,290.00
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $2,846.00 $176.66 – $264.99
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $2,846.00 $174.77 – $1,783.41
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa, IL $2,859.60 $187.96 – $191.72
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $2,862.40 $1,223.68 – $3,220.20
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville, IL $2,872.80 $962.88 – $2,290.00
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $2,877.60 $186.92 – $3,237.30
Adventhealth Murray Po Box 1406, GA $2,883.17 $163.31 – $323.68
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $2,883.17 $174.59 – $353.11
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $2,887.08 $173.99 – $243.58
ARH Our Lady of the Way Hospital Martin, KY $2,899.80 $542.00 – $542.00
Barbourville ARH Hospital Barbourville, KY $2,899.80 $542.00 – $595.00
Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital Hayden, KY $2,899.80 $542.00 – $542.00
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $2,914.85 $705.13 – $5,943.97
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $2,917.44 $377.20 – $4,052.00

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