Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye: from $604.00 to $2,577.76, with a median of $610.80. The lowest listed price is at Arkansas Heart Hospital — $6.80 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $1,026.69 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 71260, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Heart Hospital lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 CT Chest Abdomen Pelvis w/ Contrast - Report | $604.00 | $755.00 | $377.50–$566.25 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 CT Chest w/ Contrast | $604.00 | $755.00 | $377.50–$566.25 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 CT Chest w/ Contrast - Report | $604.00 | $755.00 | $377.50–$566.25 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 CT Chest Abdomen Pelvis w/ Contrast | $604.00 | $755.00 | $377.50–$566.25 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 CT SCAN OF CHEST WITH CONTRAST | $610.80 | $1,018.00 | $159.07–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 CT THORAX DX C+ | $666.00 | $1,110.00 | $159.07–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 CT SCAN OF CHEST WITH CONTRAST | $2,577.76 | $2,864.18 | $163.99–$1,560.24 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 CT THORAX DX C+ | $2,734.75 | $3,038.61 | $163.99–$1,560.24 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $604.00, median $610.80, highest $2,577.76 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 3 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.