Chest CT scan (with contrast) cost at US hospitals

CT chest with contrast · CPT 71260

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Chest CT scan (with contrast)

Iodine contrast is injected into a vein before this chest CT so that blood vessels and soft tissue brighten. It is chosen when the question sits in the crowded middle of the chest rather than in the lungs, where telling a mass from a vessel or a node depends on them looking different.

$140.40

lowest cash price

$1,658.80

national median

$16,594.07

highest cash price

915

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $140.40–$16,594.07 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$140.40

UPMC Western Maryland — Cumberland, MD

Most expensive published cash price

$16,594.07

HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL — TAMPA, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,552.55) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,559.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $1,971.84 $3,275.22 $4,045.86
Arizona 23 $313.31 $566.26 $2,772.12
Arkansas 11 $548.85 $1,290.90 $2,952.00
California 90 $704.97 $2,340.00 $5,752.29
Colorado 17 $383.43 $7,286.04 $8,021.50
Florida 69 $693.10 $5,049.64 $16,594.07
Georgia 25 $1,275.00 $1,562.34 $8,447.21
Hawaii 2 $744.00 $744.00 $1,747.50
Illinois 51 $700.00 $2,330.40 $3,577.20
Indiana 26 $507.00 $770.50 $3,140.45
Iowa 31 $758.16 $1,844.52 $9,415.50
Kansas 11 $944.00 $4,212.73 $11,464.49
Kentucky 26 $755.87 $2,444.40 $4,740.45
Louisiana 1 $424.06 $424.06 $424.06
Maine 7 $1,129.80 $2,049.00 $3,251.40
Maryland 2 $140.40 $140.40 $140.40
Michigan 27 $241.18 $1,786.00 $2,934.00
Minnesota 19 $431.81 $2,164.80 $2,877.60
Mississippi 11 $286.88 $863.46 $1,110.00
Missouri 20 $1,018.60 $1,250.60 $6,166.36
Montana 2 $1,621.60 $1,621.60 $1,866.40
Nebraska 13 $1,110.06 $1,211.56 $3,036.20
Nevada 4 $1,445.01 $1,996.09 $2,784.79
New Hampshire 1 $2,481.90 $2,481.90 $2,481.90
New Jersey 22 $194.55 $559.90 $977.00
New Mexico 2 $2,725.38 $2,725.38 $2,725.38
New York 23 $210.66 $210.66 $4,326.00
North Carolina 15 $1,608.98 $1,608.98 $4,327.00
North Dakota 4 $1,701.60 $1,701.60 $2,702.40
Ohio 68 $687.05 $1,302.60 $2,471.40
Oklahoma 17 $1,108.34 $1,768.00 $4,242.70
Oregon 13 $206.28 $905.28 $2,263.50
Pennsylvania 33 $470.00 $1,424.40 $4,599.60
South Carolina 11 $779.00 $1,249.20 $7,099.00
South Dakota 7 $2,216.00 $2,666.40 $2,969.60
Tennessee 38 $523.04 $616.44 $9,909.77
Texas 112 $230.00 $2,252.50 $13,068.31
Virginia 43 $549.24 $1,746.00 $10,914.00
Washington 32 $1,007.24 $1,342.80 $2,698.93
West Virginia 17 $639.50 $1,229.00 $2,628.00
Wisconsin 33 $475.38 $1,570.00 $4,905.25
Wyoming 4 $578.76 $1,139.40 $1,304.61

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $484.11 $129.45 – $2,200.50
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $487.04 $129.45 – $2,200.50
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $507.00 $185.58 – $392.74
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $512.73 $178.91 – $1,842.03
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $513.45 $129.45 – $2,347.20
Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ $519.32 $129.45 – $2,200.50
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $521.60 $160.16 – $356.78
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $523.04 $123.57 – $1,681.20
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $531.05 $129.45 – $2,200.50
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $541.72 $123.57 – $1,681.20
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $542.40 $43.30 – $650.00
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $542.40 $43.30 – $650.00
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $542.40 $43.30 – $650.00
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN $542.40 $43.30 – $650.00
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $542.40 $43.30 – $650.00
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $542.40 $43.30 – $650.00
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $542.40 $43.30 – $650.00
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $542.40 $43.30 – $650.00
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $548.85 $154.86 – $326.02
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $549.24 $270.44 – $606.37
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $549.24 $150.25 – $463.64
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $549.24 $232.29 – $459.22
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $549.24 $270.44 – $606.37
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $549.66 $194.55 – $3,077.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $559.65 $108.18 – $441.56
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $559.65 $171.14 – $407.98
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $559.65 $159.26 – $441.56
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $559.65 $166.39 – $414.08
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $559.65 $150.25 – $455.25
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $559.65 $159.14 – $441.56
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $559.65 $166.39 – $414.08
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $559.65 $159.14 – $388.56
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $559.65 $163.67 – $406.92
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $559.65 $150.25 – $420.63
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $559.65 $171.14 – $407.98
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $559.65 $171.14 – $407.99
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $559.90 $88.96 – $611.34
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $560.40 $123.57 – $1,681.20
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $560.40 $123.57 – $1,681.20
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $566.26 $72.99 – $2,200.50
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $572.13 $129.45 – $2,200.50
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $578.48 $124.59 – $630.73
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $578.76 $178.02 – $1,322.88
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $583.87 $129.45 – $2,200.50
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $597.76 $148.28 – $1,681.20
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $616.44 $123.57 – $1,681.20
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $616.44 $123.57 – $1,681.20
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $616.44 $123.57 – $1,681.20
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $616.44 $123.57 – $1,681.20
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $618.67 $194.55 – $726.00

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