Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye: from $779.00 to $1,282.45, with a median of $1,282.45. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $503.45 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $1,282.45 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB CT CHEST W/CONTRAST | $779.00 | $1,558.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC CT Chest W/ Contrast | $1,282.45 | $1,973.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC CT Chest W/ Contrast | $1,282.45 | $1,973.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC CT Chest W/ Contrast | $1,282.45 | $1,973.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC CT Chest W/ Contrast | $1,282.45 | $1,973.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $779.00, median $1,282.45, highest $1,282.45 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,282.45. 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 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.