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
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $1,603.20 $1.00 – $2,458.24
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA $1,603.20 $908.48 – $1,950.56
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $1,603.20 $201.32 – $1,255.84
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $1,604.92 $302.00 – $4,391.82
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $1,604.92 $176.05 – $3,795.40
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo, WI $1,616.45 $127.78 – $2,217.04
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $1,617.00 $49.10 – $650.00
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $1,619.75 $168.70 – $489.56
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $1,633.05 $118.08 – $137.76
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $1,633.45 $169.13 – $169.13
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $1,633.45 $169.13 – $169.13
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $1,633.45 $169.13 – $169.13
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $1,633.45 $172.82 – $172.82
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $1,647.66 $170.91 – $431.54
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $1,650.00 $10.01 – $1,372.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $1,654.92 $357.58 – $7,585.05
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $1,670.96 $226.19 – $3,596.87
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $1,680.60 $49.10 – $650.00
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $1,680.60 $49.10 – $650.00
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $1,686.53 $189.74 – $3,487.85
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $1,689.17 $226.19 – $3,642.40
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $1,694.00 not published
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $1,699.50 not published
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $1,713.40 $119.08 – $1,498.41
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $1,713.40 $119.08 – $1,498.41
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $1,713.40 $119.08 – $1,498.41
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $1,714.05 $119.08 – $1,498.41
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $1,714.35 $130.12 – $334.84
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $1,714.35 $682.72 – $682.72
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $1,714.35 $682.72 – $682.72
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $1,723.20 $103.50 – $2,297.60
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $1,728.22 $269.66 – $3,080.74
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $1,732.25 $212.46 – $233.71
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $1,734.11 $920.14 – $3,397.44
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $1,737.00 not published
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati, OH $1,740.00 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $1,740.00 not published
Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH $1,740.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $1,740.00 not published
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $1,747.90 $225.59 – $781.71
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA $1,751.40 $225.59 – $781.71
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL $1,754.40 $178.69 – $1,359.00
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $1,774.80 not published
OSF Healthcare Divine Mercy Continuing Care Hospital Peoria, IL $1,788.60 not published
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $1,790.00 $269.08 – $3,486.92
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $1,790.00 $269.08 – $2,864.00
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $1,790.75 $119.08 – $1,498.41
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $1,794.00 $165.94 – $298.70
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN $1,795.80 $49.10 – $650.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $1,802.35 $172.17 – $812.99

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