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
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $898.72 $225.60 – $1,506.29
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $905.28 $155.97 – $5,092.20
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $912.46 $167.11 – $650.50
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $912.46 $167.11 – $709.05
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $912.46 $167.11 – $650.50
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $912.46 $167.11 – $709.05
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $912.46 $167.11 – $802.84
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $914.28 $58.97 – $152.64
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX $918.45 $209.55 – $5,510.70
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $918.45 $209.55 – $5,510.70
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine, TX $918.45 $209.55 – $6,367.92
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $931.49 $340.00 – $2,110.29
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $934.32 $152.23 – $444.00
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $943.16 $9.00 – $1,012.54
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS $944.00 $45.51 – $664.17
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $946.00 $173.90 – $467.20
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $946.00 $172.82 – $464.31
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $946.00 $171.90 – $461.82
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $946.00 $172.82 – $464.31
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $946.00 $173.90 – $467.20
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $946.00 $172.82 – $464.31
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $946.00 $171.90 – $461.82
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $947.70 $155.78 – $158.90
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $954.00 $163.14 – $413.84
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $955.00 $269.08 – $1,528.00
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $957.60 $61.23 – $1,436.40
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $961.00 $399.55 – $2,061.15
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ $977.00 $170.90 – $170.90
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $978.18 $153.44 – $562.76
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $982.28 $178.02 – $181.58
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $989.40 $100.62 – $759.48
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $1,004.26 $735.00 – $1,559.25
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $1,007.24 $199.75 – $765.32
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $1,012.20 $32.62 – $1,526.13
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $1,015.20 $45.51 – $547.67
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $1,017.50 not published
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $1,018.60 $166.67 – $526.14
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $1,018.60 $166.67 – $526.14
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $1,018.60 $166.67 – $526.14
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $1,018.60 $166.67 – $526.14
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $1,018.60 $166.67 – $526.14
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $1,018.60 $166.67 – $526.14
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $1,020.32 $124.59 – $630.73
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $1,021.20 $155.48 – $875.00
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $1,022.00 $174.50 – $523.50
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $1,022.00 not published
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $1,042.50 $41.18 – $313.81
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA $1,047.20 $195.46 – $629.28
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $1,047.96 $179.88 – $3,280.20
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $1,050.00 $41.18 – $295.42

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