Scans and imaging CPT 71260 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Fayetteville, TN — inpatient

In Fayetteville, TN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $965.06 to $965.06, with a median of $965.06. Across Tennessee, the median is $832.46 at 77 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71260, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$965.06Lincoln Medical Center
Median$965.06half pay less
Highest$965.06in this market
Difference1.0×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 Fayetteville, TN.

median
Lowest $965.06Highest $1,133.69

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lincoln Medical Center lowest Fayetteville, TN · (931) 438-1100 CT COMP THORAX W/ $965.06 $2,036.00 $155.96–$977.00 53% —
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Lincoln Medical Center lowest Fayetteville, TN · (931) 438-1100 CT COMP THORAX W/ $965.06 $2,036.00 $155.96–$977.00 53% —
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Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville, TN · (931) 438-1100 CT THORAX W/ IV CONTRAST $1,133.69 $2,391.75 $155.96–$977.00 53% —
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Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville, TN · (931) 438-1100 CT THORAX W/ IV CONTRAST $1,133.69 $2,391.75 $155.96–$977.00 53% —
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Inpatient: lowest $965.06, median $965.06, highest $965.06.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $965.06 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.