Chest CT scan cost in Shelby, MT — inpatient
In Shelby, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,044.71 to $1,044.71, with a median of $1,044.71. Across Montana, the median is $1,313.85 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71250, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 CT Exam | $1,044.71 | $1,607.25 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,044.71, median $1,044.71, highest $1,044.71.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,044.71 — 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71250 ($1,192.75). 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.
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTCT Chest wo Contrast - Report | $79.30 | file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTCT Chest/Abd/Pelvis wo Contrast - Report | $79.30 | file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTCT Monarch Protocol w/ Interp - Report | $79.30 | file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTCT Chest/Abd wo Contrast - Report | $79.30 | file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTCT Chest Endobronchial Valve w/ Interp - Report | $79.30 | file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTCT Esophogram - Report | $79.30 | file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTCT Chest High Resolution wo Contrast - Report | $79.30 | file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTCT Sternum wo Contrast - Report | $79.30 | file |