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
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $566.88 $129.45 – $2,640.75
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $570.57 $63.04 – $359.39
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $570.57 $63.04 – $359.39
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $576.61 $300.68 – $606.37
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $576.61 $167.05 – $463.64
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $576.61 $290.36 – $459.22
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $576.61 $300.68 – $606.37
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $580.96 $129.45 – $2,640.75
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $584.49 $129.45 – $2,640.75
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $587.70 $120.27 – $441.56
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $587.70 $171.14 – $407.98
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $587.70 $159.26 – $441.56
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $587.70 $166.39 – $414.08
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $587.70 $159.14 – $455.25
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $587.70 $159.14 – $441.56
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $587.70 $166.39 – $414.08
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $587.70 $159.14 – $388.56
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $587.70 $163.67 – $406.92
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $587.70 $167.05 – $420.63
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $587.70 $171.14 – $407.98
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $587.70 $171.14 – $407.99
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $595.98 $194.55 – $3,077.00
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $602.91 $89.16 – $1,996.00
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $615.33 $178.91 – $2,210.63
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $616.18 $129.45 – $2,816.80
Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ $623.22 $129.45 – $2,640.75
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $637.30 $129.45 – $2,640.75
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $639.50 $44.27 – $852.12
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $646.24 $165.70 – $783.80
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $647.76 $161.45 – $1,136.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $647.76 $161.45 – $1,136.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $647.76 $161.45 – $1,136.00
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $652.40 $160.16 – $356.78
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $656.85 $154.86 – $339.90
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $667.24 $123.57 – $2,144.70
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $679.55 $72.99 – $2,640.75
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $685.48 $104.66 – $747.19
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $685.75 $185.58 – $392.74
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $686.60 $129.45 – $2,640.75
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $691.07 $123.57 – $2,144.70
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $694.26 $178.02 – $1,586.88
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $698.88 $135.66 – $834.84
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $700.68 $129.45 – $2,640.75
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $714.90 $123.57 – $2,144.70
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $714.90 $123.57 – $2,144.70
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $738.98 $175.12 – $783.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $738.98 $173.33 – $472.72
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $738.98 $171.54 – $783.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $738.98 $173.33 – $764.00
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $749.39 $129.45 – $1,332.90

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