Scans and imaging CPT 71250 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT scan cost in Asheville, NC — inpatient

In Asheville, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $2,855.00 to $2,855.00, with a median of $2,855.00. Across North Carolina, the median is $1,350.03 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71250, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,855.00AdventHealth Hendersonville
Median$2,855.00half pay less
Highest$2,855.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC · (828) 684-8501 HC CT SCAN,THORAX,W/O CONTRAST $2,855.00 $2,855.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,855.00, median $2,855.00, highest $2,855.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,855.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A chest CT uses X-rays and a computer to make detailed cross-section pictures of the lungs, airways and chest. Without contrast dye it is often used to follow up a lung nodule, look at lung disease or check an abnormal chest X-ray.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.