Scans and imaging CPT 71250 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT scan cost in Cades, SC — inpatient

In Cades, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $898.00 to $898.00, with a median of $898.00. Across South Carolina, the median is $1,282.45 at 19 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$898.00MUSC Health Black River Medical Center
Median$898.00half pay less
Highest$898.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC HB CT CHEST W/O CONTRAST $898.00 $1,796.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $898.00, median $898.00, highest $898.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $898.00 — 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.