Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye: from $1,208.70 to $2,916.19, with a median of $2,659.49. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton and 1 other hospital — $1,450.79 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,003.90 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 71260, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton lowest Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 CT CHEST W CONT PEDI | $1,208.70 | $3,357.50 | $139.21–$1,627.20 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 CT CHEST W CONT PEDI | $1,208.70 | $3,357.50 | $139.21–$1,627.20 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 CT CHEST W CONT PEDI | $1,208.70 | $3,357.50 | $139.21–$1,627.20 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 CT CHEST W CONT PEDI | $1,208.70 | $3,357.50 | $139.21–$1,627.20 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 SPECIAL PROC EKG | $1,209.33 | $3,359.25 | $139.21–$1,627.20 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 SPECIAL PROC EKG | $1,209.33 | $3,359.25 | $139.21–$1,627.20 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 CT CHEST W CONT | $1,765.35 | $4,903.75 | $139.21–$2,206.69 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 CT CHEST W CONT | $1,765.35 | $4,903.75 | $139.21–$2,206.69 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 SPECIAL PROC EKG | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 CT CHEST W CONT | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 CT CHEST W CONT | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT CHEST W CONT | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT CHEST W CONT | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT THORAX; W CONTRAST | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT THORAX; W CONTRAST | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT CHEST W CONT | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT CHEST W CONT | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT CHEST W CONT | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT CHEST W CONT | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 CT CHEST W CONT | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 CT CHEST W CONT | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 SPECIAL PROC EKG | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 SPECIAL PROC EKG | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT CHEST W CONT | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT CHEST W CONT | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 SPECIAL PROC EKG | $2,120.67 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT CHEST W CONT PEDI | $2,350.25 | $3,357.50 | $139.21–$1,627.20 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT CHEST W CONT PEDI | $2,350.25 | $3,357.50 | $139.21–$1,627.20 | 30% | — source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC CT, THORAX DIAGNOSTIC; WITH CONTRAST | $2,614.34 | $3,902.00 | $171.74–$3,706.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,659.49 | $4,432.48 | $167.39–$3,989.23 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,659.49 | $4,432.48 | $167.39–$3,324.36 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,659.49 | $4,432.48 | $167.39–$3,324.36 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,659.49 | $4,432.48 | $167.39–$3,989.23 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,659.49 | $4,432.48 | $236.02–$3,545.98 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,659.49 | $4,432.48 | $167.39–$3,989.23 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,659.49 | $4,432.48 | $185.01–$2,881.11 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 CT-CHEST DIAG W | $2,916.19 | $8,100.53 | $139.21–$3,645.24 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 CT-CHEST DIAG W | $2,916.19 | $8,100.53 | $139.21–$3,645.24 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX SPECIAL PROC EKG | $4,123.53 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT CHEST W CONT | $4,123.53 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT CHEST W CONT | $4,123.53 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX SPECIAL PROC EKG | $4,123.53 | $5,890.75 | $139.21–$2,650.84 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,208.70, median $2,659.49, highest $2,916.19 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $2,659.49. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 with contrast uses X-rays and dye injected into a vein to make detailed pictures of the lungs, blood vessels, lymph nodes and other chest tissues. It is used to look at masses, enlarged lymph nodes, infections and for cancer staging.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan; the contrast agent may appear as a separate line on some bills. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.