Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye: from $836.94 to $1,663.27, with a median of $1,377.09. The lowest listed price is at Elliot Hospital — $540.15 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $1,468.29 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Hospital lowest Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Ct Chest With Contrast Diagnostic | $836.94 | $2,262.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC CT CHEST W/ CONTRAST | $1,377.09 | $3,531.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 CT CHEST W/CONTRAST | $1,663.27 | $2,772.11 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $836.94, median $1,377.09, highest $1,663.27 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,377.09. 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.