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
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $3,096.00 $55.93 – $542.00
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME $3,101.65 $58.63 – $2,921.75
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $3,104.70 $56.44 – $1,620.11
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $3,118.83 $92.03 – $7,524.45
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $3,141.00 $153.51 – $767.43
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $3,141.00 $55.93 – $542.00
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $3,152.40 $132.48 – $1,104.78
UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA $3,152.40 $132.48 – $1,069.90
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport, PA $3,154.20 $157.31 – $1,000.12
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $3,158.05 $54.61 – $1,160.58
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook, MN $3,167.20 $186.92 – $3,563.10
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy, MN $3,167.20 $186.92 – $3,563.10
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $3,174.81 $261.07 – $7,152.04
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $3,224.00 $1,265.42 – $3,627.00
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital Cedar Park, TX $3,230.15 $172.28 – $2,022.84
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $3,242.40 $170.18 – $4,323.20
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $3,248.75 $58.63 – $2,949.87
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $3,255.53 $217.75 – $7,571.00
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $192.57
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $192.57
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $189.06
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $192.57
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Plano, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $189.06
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $192.57
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington Arlington, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $192.57
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $192.57
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $189.06
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford Bedford, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $192.57
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $189.06
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $189.06
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $189.06
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $189.06
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $192.57
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $192.57
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $192.57
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville, TX $3,264.90 $220.58 – $238.23
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX $3,264.90 $175.06 – $192.57
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $3,286.40 $893.20 – $3,697.20
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $3,305.60 not published
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $3,309.84 $187.96 – $4,597.00
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $3,312.80 $186.92 – $3,726.90
St Anne Hospital Toledo, OH $3,345.60 not published
Love County Health Center Marietta, OK $3,374.00 $119.08 – $492.80
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $3,394.80 $141.48 – $1,017.32
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center Williamson, KY $3,396.00 $102.92 – $542.00
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $3,404.40 $112.07 – $542.00
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $3,404.40 $163.49 – $542.00
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $3,406.32 $879.08 – $3,939.84
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $3,416.00 not published
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $3,416.00 not published

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