Scans and imaging CPT 71250 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT scan cost in Atlanta, GA — inpatient

In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $107.25 to $1,693.00, with a median of $698.13. The lowest listed price is at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital and 8 other hospitals — $590.88 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $1,275.00 at 36 hospitals.

Cash prices at 18 facilities across 13 cities 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$107.25Wellstar Kennestone Hospital + 8 more
Median$698.13half pay less
Highest$1,693.00in this market
Difference15.8×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.

median
Lowest $107.25Highest $1,693.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Ct Thorax W/O Contrast Diagnostic $107.25 $275.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Ct Thorax W/O Contrast Diagnostic $107.25 $275.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Ct Thorax W/O Contrast Diagnostic $107.25 $275.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp lowest Warm Springs, GA Hc Ct Thorax W/O Contrast Diagnostic $107.25 $275.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital lowest Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Ct Thorax W/O Contrast Diagnostic $107.25 $275.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital lowest Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Ct Thorax W/O Contrast Diagnostic $107.25 $275.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Ct Thorax W/O Contrast Diagnostic $107.25 $275.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Ct Thorax W/O Contrast Diagnostic $107.25 $275.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar North Fulton Hospital lowest Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Ct Thorax W/O Contrast Diagnostic $107.25 $275.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Decatur Health Resource Decatur, GA Hc Pet Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Pet Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Es Rehabilitation Atlanta, GA Hc Pet Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Pet Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Decatur Health Resource Decatur, GA Hc Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Pet Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — —
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Pet Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — —
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Pet Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Es Rehabilitation Atlanta, GA Hc Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Pet Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast $1,289.00 $1,289.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta, GA HC CT THORAX WO CNTRST DX $1,693.00 $3,386.00 $1,659.14–$2,878.10 50% —
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Inpatient: lowest $107.25, median $698.13, highest $1,693.00 — a 15.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $1,289.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.