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
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $1,367.94 $54.61 – $820.76
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $1,368.81 $167.11 – $650.50
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $1,368.81 $167.11 – $709.05
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $1,368.81 $167.11 – $720.34
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $1,368.81 $167.11 – $709.05
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $1,368.81 $167.11 – $952.38
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $1,370.02 $188.98 – $4,294.08
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $1,378.35 $10.01 – $461.28
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $1,382.40 $199.61 – $841.97
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $1,382.40 $199.61 – $841.97
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $1,382.40 $200.61 – $841.97
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,382.40 $206.63 – $1,418.37
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,382.40 $200.61 – $841.97
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,385.00 $269.08 – $2,216.00
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $1,394.00 $44.27 – $293.00
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $1,424.40 $135.59 – $2,017.90
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $1,424.40 $135.59 – $971.13
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $1,424.40 $135.59 – $956.57
UPMC Memorial York, PA $1,424.40 $135.59 – $2,079.84
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $1,424.40 $119.03 – $914.06
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $1,424.40 $135.59 – $2,017.90
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $1,426.80 $170.40 – $238.57
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $1,428.41 $189.74 – $4,724.72
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $1,429.20 $10.01 – $3,468.46
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $1,432.20 not published
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Youngstown, OH $1,432.20 not published
St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $1,432.20 not published
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $1,448.40 $184.11 – $1,009.72
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $1,454.00 $1,002.76 – $2,210.63
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $1,459.20 $191.76 – $417.35
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $1,460.80 $191.38 – $516.55
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $1,472.90 $169.13 – $175.89
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $1,485.00 $174.56 – $179.69
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $1,485.00 $174.56 – $179.69
Washakie Medical Center Worland, WY $1,501.86 $67.68 – $136.77
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $1,507.00 not published
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $1,511.56 $97.72 – $401.74
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $1,518.30 $225.59 – $1,511.87
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $1,531.50 $44.27 – $117.20
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $1,533.00 $153.92 – $927.97
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $1,547.59 $157.04 – $5,679.20
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $1,550.40 not published
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $1,565.67 $1,093.92 – $2,210.63
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $1,573.80 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $1,573.80 not published
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $1,580.80 $169.13 – $169.13
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $1,587.60 not published
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $1,587.75 $10.01 – $1,347.73
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $1,590.00 $49.10 – $650.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA $1,603.20 $170.40 – $238.57

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