Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye: from $230.00 to $4,601.00, with a median of $1,072.89. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Children's Hospital — $842.89 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,003.90 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST | $230.00 | $10,059.00 | — | 98% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST | $230.00 | $1,792.00 | — | 87% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST | $752.64 | $1,792.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST | $836.22 | $1,991.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST | $1,309.56 | $3,118.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST | $3,773.28 | $8,984.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST | $3,773.28 | $8,984.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Cat Scan Of Chest Contrast - Ct Chest W Contrast | $4,601.00 | $4,601.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $230.00, median $1,072.89, highest $4,601.00 — a 20.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $2,541.42. 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.