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
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $4,379.20 $300.00 – $300.00
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK $4,397.25 $168.70 – $445.05
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $4,399.50 $166.31 – $9,427.50
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN $4,419.07 $322.90 – $459.25
Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK $4,455.36 not published
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $4,456.20 $176.20 – $444.62
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $4,456.20 not published
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX $4,690.98 $849.15 – $849.15
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $4,690.98 $176.20 – $849.15
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $4,797.00 $200.12 – $515.39
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $4,802.47 $226.19 – $7,822.58
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $4,811.00 $200.12 – $515.84
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $4,813.37 $214.68 – $2,137.74
Adventhealth Ocala Ocala, FL $4,885.52 $183.17 – $664.47
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $4,989.18 $444.62 – $930.67
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $5,112.00 $124.20 – $1,182.93
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $5,227.64 $176.20 – $352.40
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $5,227.64 $176.49 – $352.98
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $5,265.54 $164.58 – $164.58
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $5,267.33 $174.01 – $485.30
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $5,267.33 $174.01 – $669.56
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $5,383.30 $226.19 – $2,365.98
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG, VA $5,416.00 $243.84 – $401.74
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $5,418.60 not published
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $5,430.00 $167.65 – $418.63
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $5,468.16 $55.01 – $2,269.28
AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL $5,474.19 $174.01 – $489.16
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg, VA $5,550.48 $148.33 – $401.74
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL $5,582.20 $174.01 – $492.42
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL $5,734.00 $303.54 – $2,599.78
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $5,747.00 $165.56 – $5,747.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa, CA $5,768.10 $249.04 – $2,579.59
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $5,775.24 $244.06 – $2,194.61

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