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
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY $795.04 $208.83 – $208.83
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $797.00 $185.58 – $381.30
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $797.00 $185.58 – $381.30
fairview hospital Cleveland, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
lutheran hospital Cleveland, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
avon hospital Avon, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
euclid hospital Euclid, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
lodi hospital Lodi, OH $798.20 $178.02 – $1,105.20
marymount hospital Garfield Heights, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
medina hospital Medina, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
south pointe hospital Warrensville Heights, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $799.16 $92.10 – $187.41
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $803.25 $130.20 – $356.78
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $803.25 $115.44 – $735.08
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $803.25 $115.44 – $735.08
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $803.25 $115.44 – $735.08
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $803.25 $115.44 – $735.08
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $808.68 $141.42 – $325.10
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $813.12 $129.44 – $1,200.48
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $832.46 $148.75 – $562.76
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $832.46 $148.75 – $562.76
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $834.67 $32.65 – $1,518.57
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $834.67 $1.77 – $1,311.89
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $834.67 $32.62 – $1,320.50
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $836.22 $170.91 – $522.32
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $844.65 $91.58 – $726.00
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $845.92 $167.06 – $167.06
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $845.92 $107.09 – $223.14
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $847.28 $101.16 – $368.45
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $847.51 $199.72 – $726.00
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $850.12 $172.86 – $724.00
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $850.12 $172.86 – $724.00
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $850.12 $172.86 – $724.00
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $855.00 not published
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $859.25 $199.72 – $726.00
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $862.20 not published
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $863.46 $155.78 – $158.90
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $864.93 $143.14 – $453.13
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $869.40 $103.63 – $1,191.29
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $871.86 $83.58 – $1,609.00
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $874.72 $124.59 – $630.73
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $882.89 $153.44 – $562.76
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $885.00 $269.08 – $1,416.00
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $885.50 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $885.50 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $885.50 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $885.50 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $885.50 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $890.00 $269.08 – $1,424.00

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