Chest CT scan cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye: from $733.00 to $1,282.45, with a median of $1,282.45. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $549.45 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $1,282.45 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 71250, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB CT CHEST W/O CONTRAST | $733.00 | $1,466.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC CT Chest W/O Contrast | $1,282.45 | $1,973.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC CT Chest W/O Contrast | $1,282.45 | $1,973.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC CT Chest W/O Contrast | $1,282.45 | $1,973.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC CT Chest W/O Contrast | $1,282.45 | $1,973.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $733.00, median $1,282.45, highest $1,282.45 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,282.45. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.