Scans and imaging CPT 71250 Outpatient

Chest CT scan cost in Chester, MT

In Chester, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye: from $1,078.68 to $1,078.68, with a median of $1,078.68. Across Montana, the median is $1,313.85 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71250, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,078.68Logan Health - Chester
Median$1,078.68half pay less
Highest$1,078.68in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health - Chester Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 CT Exam $1,078.68 $1,659.50 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,078.68, median $1,078.68, highest $1,078.68.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,078.68. 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.