Scans and imaging CPT 71250 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT scan cost in Butler, AL — inpatient

In Butler, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $867.92 to $867.92, with a median of $867.92. Across Alabama, the median is $1,206.48 at 44 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71250, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$867.92Ochsner Choctaw General
Median$867.92half pay less
Highest$867.92in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner Choctaw General Butler, AL · (205) 459-9100 HC CT SCAN, THORAX, DX, W/O CONTRAST $867.92 $1,142.00 — 24% —
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Inpatient: lowest $867.92, median $867.92, highest $867.92.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $867.92 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.