Chest CT scan cost in San Francisco, CA — inpatient
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,456.40 to $2,844.80, with a median of $2,844.80. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley — $1,388.40 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,820.00 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 11 cities for code 71250, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley lowest Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 CT Thorax W/O Contrast | $1,456.40 | $3,641.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 CT LUNG | $1,548.54 | $5,161.80 | $3,613.26–$3,974.59 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 CT CHEST W/OUT CONTRAST | $1,548.54 | $5,161.80 | $3,613.26–$3,974.59 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/O CNTRST | $2,844.80 | $5,080.00 | $180.00–$565.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/O CNTRST | $2,844.80 | $5,080.00 | $180.00–$565.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/O CNTRST | $2,844.80 | $5,080.00 | $180.00–$565.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/O CNTRST | $2,844.80 | $5,080.00 | $180.00–$565.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/O CNTRST | $2,844.80 | $5,080.00 | $180.00–$565.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/O CNTRST | $2,844.80 | $5,080.00 | $180.00–$565.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/O CNTRST | $2,844.80 | $5,080.00 | $180.00–$565.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/O CNTRST | $2,844.80 | $5,080.00 | $180.00–$565.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/O CNTRST | $2,844.80 | $5,080.00 | $180.00–$565.00 | 44% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,456.40, median $2,844.80, highest $2,844.80 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $2,844.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. 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.