Chest CT scan cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye: from $1,115.37 to $1,160.25, with a median of $1,137.81. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $22.44 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,820.00 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CT THORAX W/O DYE F/U LUNG SCREENING | $1,115.37 | $2,187.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CT THORAX WO CONTRAST | $1,115.37 | $2,187.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CT THORAX WO CONTRAST | $1,160.25 | $2,275.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CT THORAX W/O DYE F/U LUNG SCREENING | $1,160.25 | $2,275.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CT THORAX WO CONTRAST | $2,146.59 | $4,209.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CT THORAX W/O DYE F/U LUNG SCREENING | $2,146.59 | $4,209.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CT THORAX W/O DYE F/U LUNG SCREENING | $2,387.31 | $4,681.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CT THORAX WO CONTRAST | $2,387.31 | $4,681.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,115.37, median $1,137.81, highest $1,160.25.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,266.95. 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.