Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Kalispell, MT
In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye: from $1,235.16 to $1,250.28, with a median of $1,242.72. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health - Whitefish — $7.56 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $1,638.75 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 71260, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 Kalispell, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Whitefish lowest Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 CT CHEST WITH CONTRAST | $1,235.16 | $1,900.25 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish lowest Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 CT CHEST W/CON: TRAUMA | $1,235.16 | $1,900.25 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 CT CHEST WITH CONTRAST | $1,250.28 | $1,923.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 CT CHEST W/CON: TRAUMA | $1,250.28 | $1,923.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,235.16, median $1,242.72, highest $1,250.28.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,242.72. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71260 ($1,608.98). 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 - Whitefish Whitefish, MTCT THORAX DX C+ | $85.80 | file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MTCT THORAX DX C+ | $85.80 | file |