Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Dallas, TX
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 40 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye: from $241.50 to $4,698.57, with a median of $2,656.20. The lowest listed price is at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas — $2,414.70 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,003.90 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 40 facilities across 22 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 Jan 31, 2025 and Jun 29, 2026.
Lowest$241.50The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Median$2,656.20half pay less
Highest$4,698.57in this market
Difference19.5×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
median
Lowest $241.50Highest $4,698.57
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas lowest Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/CONTRAST | $241.50 | $322.00 | $43.84–$1,022.52 | 25% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 HCHG CT CHEST W/CONTRAST | $1,374.50 | $2,749.00 | $173.08–$2,419.12 | 50% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale, TX · (972) 892-3000 BCE CT Thorax w/contrast 71260 | $1,713.60 | $2,856.00 | $167.39–$2,640.68 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale, TX · (972) 892-3000 CT Thorax w/ Contrast 71260 | $1,713.60 | $2,856.00 | $167.39–$2,640.68 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown Dallas, TX · (214) 443-3000 CT Thorax w/ Contrast 71260 | $1,713.60 | $2,856.00 | $1,342.32–$8,427.00 | 40% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown Dallas, TX · (214) 443-3000 BCE CT Thorax w/contrast 71260 | $1,713.60 | $2,856.00 | $1,342.32–$8,427.00 | 40% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Frisco Medical Center Frisco, TX · (214) 407-5000 CT THORAX W/DYE | $1,812.77 | $3,021.28 | — | 40% | Jan 31, 2025 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine, TX · (817) 481-1588 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,003.90 | $3,339.84 | $167.67–$2,504.88 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX · (214) 820-8082 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,003.90 | $3,339.84 | $167.39–$2,504.88 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX · (972) 923-7000 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,003.90 | $3,339.84 | $167.39–$2,504.88 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving, TX · (972) 579-8100 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,003.90 | $3,339.84 | $167.39–$2,504.88 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano, TX · (469) 814-3278 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,003.90 | $3,339.84 | $167.39–$2,504.88 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,003.90 | $3,339.84 | $167.39–$2,504.88 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano, TX · (469) 814-2000 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,003.90 | $3,339.84 | $167.39–$2,504.88 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett, TX · (972) 412-2273 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,003.90 | $3,339.84 | $167.39–$2,504.88 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco, TX · (972) 963-3333 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,003.90 | $3,339.84 | $167.39–$2,504.88 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton, TX · (940) 220-0600 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,003.90 | $3,339.84 | $167.39–$2,504.88 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney, TX HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,003.90 | $3,339.84 | $167.39–$2,504.88 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 820-0600 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,003.90 | $3,339.84 | $167.39–$2,504.88 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 926-2544 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,003.90 | $3,339.84 | $167.39–$2,504.88 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco, TX · (945) 339-0500 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,003.90 | $3,339.84 | $167.39–$2,504.88 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney, TX · (469) 742-2200 HC CT THORAX SCAN W/CONTRAST | $2,003.90 | $3,339.84 | $167.39–$2,504.88 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| AMH Cath Labs Arlington, TX CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX · (972) 747-1000 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX · (682) 212-2004 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX · (817) 444-8700 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center Plano, TX CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.21–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX · (817) 641-2251 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $169.78–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX · (940) 898-7000 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX · (972) 419-1530 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX · (972) 981-8000 CT CHEST THORAX W C HIGH RES | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX · (972) 981-8000 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX · (817) 748-8700 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 433-5000 CT CHEST THORAX W C HIGH RES | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 433-5000 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Specialty Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 250-2100 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | — | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HurstEulessBedford Bedford, TX CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX · (972) 932-7200 CT CHEST THORAX W C HIGH RES | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX · (972) 932-7200 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 345-6789 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 250-2100 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX · (469) 698-1000 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX · (817) 548-6200 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX · (469) 495-2000 CT CHEST THORAX W CONT | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 345-6789 CT CHEST THORAX W C HIGH RES | $2,656.20 | $4,427.00 | $171.74–$4,165.81 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX · (682) 341-5000 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST CONTRAST | $4,698.57 | $4,698.57 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST CONTRAST | $4,698.57 | $4,698.57 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $241.50, median $2,656.20, highest $4,698.57 — a 19.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 39 facilities here, median $2,656.20. 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 36 of 36 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.