Low-Dose Lung Cancer Screening CT Scan cost at US hospitals

Low-dose CT of the thorax for lung cancer screening, without contrast · CPT 71271

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Low-Dose Lung Cancer Screening CT Scan

This is a chest CT tuned deliberately low on radiation, used to look for early lung cancer in people at high risk who have no symptoms. No contrast injection is given, the scan takes seconds, and most of what it finds turns out to be harmless.

$33.30

lowest cash price

$331.50

national median

$3,263.55

highest cash price

863

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $33.30–$3,263.55 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$33.30

82-3844150 BMH Crittenden — West Memphis, AR

Most expensive published cash price

$3,263.55

HCA FLORIDA OCALA HOSPITAL — SUMMERFIELD, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($382.45) → Sep 1, 2026 ($418.50)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $63.84 $221.52 $396.24
Arizona 18 $41.00 $90.13 $767.82
Arkansas 10 $33.30 $241.15 $2,392.00
California 87 $58.10 $312.00 $2,484.67
Colorado 15 $158.32 $610.00 $934.98
Florida 64 $296.00 $905.45 $3,263.55
Georgia 25 $162.00 $331.50 $1,381.72
Hawaii 2 $456.00 $456.00 $652.50
Illinois 50 $37.29 $248.40 $781.20
Indiana 26 $49.50 $542.40 $885.00
Iowa 28 $99.96 $359.90 $2,157.00
Kansas 11 $286.27 $534.00 $2,035.75
Kentucky 26 $127.80 $868.21 $2,080.20
Louisiana 2 $67.60 $67.60 $67.60
Maine 7 $178.00 $382.45 $939.75
Maryland 2 $107.40 $107.40 $107.40
Michigan 26 $126.00 $273.00 $820.00
Minnesota 19 $431.81 $794.70 $2,896.36
Mississippi 11 $44.40 $55.50 $443.60
Missouri 18 $101.20 $771.65 $1,129.70
Montana 2 $293.60 $293.60 $394.40
Nebraska 13 $99.96 $182.75 $1,239.00
Nevada 4 $76.96 $79.95 $599.76
New Hampshire 1 $2,107.70 $2,107.70 $2,107.70
New Jersey 21 $116.22 $352.22 $488.94
New Mexico 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 22 $125.84 $125.84 $2,757.00
North Carolina 15 $387.00 $567.08 $1,146.18
North Dakota 4 $500.00 $500.00 $814.40
Ohio 68 $78.00 $253.80 $1,076.40
Oklahoma 14 $70.40 $710.60 $1,421.20
Oregon 13 $191.16 $271.50 $612.75
Pennsylvania 29 $118.20 $266.00 $883.20
South Carolina 11 $36.00 $52.50 $598.80
South Dakota 6 $1,058.40 $1,708.00 $3,050.40
Tennessee 38 $42.60 $253.80 $910.60
Texas 114 $78.12 $231.00 $3,003.94
Virginia 42 $89.47 $418.50 $1,899.00
Washington 31 $62.55 $222.36 $628.00
West Virginia 16 $120.00 $120.00 $1,919.40
Wisconsin 33 $72.96 $445.00 $1,355.78
Wyoming 3 $329.40 $361.79 $377.16

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $265.20 not published
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $265.20 not published
Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $265.20 not published
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $265.60 $87.10 – $540.89
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $266.00 $91.73 – $602.31
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $266.00 $91.73 – $602.31
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $266.00 $85.55 – $602.31
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $266.00 $91.72 – $602.31
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $266.00 $102.30 – $602.31
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $266.00 $91.73 – $602.31
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $267.60 not published
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX $270.19 $66.50 – $1,103.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $270.19 $38.50 – $1,103.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine, TX $270.19 $31.50 – $1,103.00
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $271.42 $47.19 – $136.73
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $271.50 $100.74 – $212.66
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $271.50 $89.32 – $448.03
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $271.50 $89.32 – $448.03
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $271.50 $89.32 – $448.03
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $271.50 $89.32 – $448.03
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN $272.85 $104.62 – $459.25
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI $273.00 $85.75 – $173.72
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI $273.00 $85.75 – $184.02
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI $273.00 $85.75 – $175.29
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI $273.00 $85.75 – $197.99
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI $273.00 $85.75 – $173.31
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $277.22 $116.22 – $3,077.00
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD, VA $281.00 $151.89 – $182.03
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL, VA $281.00 $137.27 – $182.03
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $281.13 $131.79 – $1,130.00
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $283.80 not published
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $284.19 $131.79 – $1,130.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $285.12 $47.19 – $187.82
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $285.12 $47.19 – $171.07
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton, CO $285.32 $114.98 – $182.03
OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SHAWNEE, KS $286.27 $59.96 – $474.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $293.04 $104.14 – $188.49
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $293.60 $348.75 – $348.75
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $295.35 $112.03 – $117.63
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $295.35 $112.03 – $117.63
HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL MARGATE, FL $296.00 $137.53 – $1,061.00
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta, CA $297.20 $91.68 – $382.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $298.80 $193.59 – $1,369.50
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $306.40 $93.93 – $195.97
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $307.33 $131.79 – $1,768.00
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $310.70 $93.79 – $478.00
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $311.35 $98.91 – $102.86
San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center FONTANA, CA $312.00 $126.00 – $126.00
Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $312.00 $126.00 – $126.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK, CA $312.00 $126.00 – $126.00

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