Chest CT scan cost in Houston, TX — inpatient
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 10 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,088.50 to $2,168.12, with a median of $1,088.50. The lowest listed price is at Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital and 8 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $1,473.52 at 95 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 71250, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital lowest Katy, TX HC CT CHEST WO CONTRAST | $1,088.50 | $2,177.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC CT CHEST WO CONTRAST | $1,088.50 | $2,177.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital lowest Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC CT CHEST WO CONTRAST | $1,088.50 | $2,177.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC CT CHEST WO CONTRAST | $1,088.50 | $2,177.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC CT CHEST WO CONTRAST | $1,088.50 | $2,177.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital lowest Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC CT CHEST WO CONTRAST | $1,088.50 | $2,177.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital lowest Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC CT CHEST WO CONTRAST | $1,088.50 | $2,177.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital lowest Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC CT CHEST WO CONTRAST | $1,088.50 | $2,177.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital lowest The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC CT CHEST WO CONTRAST | $1,088.50 | $2,177.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CT, THORAX DIAGNOSTIC; W/O CONTRAST | $2,168.12 | $3,236.00 | $1,294.40–$3,074.20 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CT, THORAX DIAGNOSTIC; W/O CONTRAST | $2,168.12 | $3,236.00 | $1,294.40–$3,074.20 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CT, THORAX DIAGNOSTIC; W/O CONTRAST | $2,168.12 | $3,236.00 | $1,294.40–$3,074.20 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,088.50, median $1,088.50, highest $2,168.12 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,088.50 — 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71250 ($1,044.28). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TXCT CHEST W/O CONTRAST (MOD CT � MCARE ONLY) | $102.04 | file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TXCT CHEST W/O CONTRAST | $102.04 | file |
| Harris Health Houston, TXCT CHEST W/O CONTRAST (MOD CT � MCARE ONLY) | $102.04 | file |
| Harris Health Houston, TXCT CHEST W/O CONTRAST | $102.04 | file |