Chest CT scan cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye: from $394.50 to $1,425.00, with a median of $394.50. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast and 1 other hospital. Across South Carolina, the median is $1,282.45 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC HB CT CHEST W/O CONTRAST | $394.50 | $789.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB CT CHEST W/O CONTRAST | $394.50 | $789.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB CT CHEST W/O CONTRAST | $1,425.00 | $2,850.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $394.50, median $394.50, highest $1,425.00 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $394.50. 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.