Chest CT scan with contrast cost in North Port, FL
In North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye: from $19,203.44 to $20,330.28, with a median of $19,717.23. The lowest listed price is at HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital — $513.79 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $4,508.06 at 147 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 71260, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL Computed tomography, thorax, diagnostic; with contrast material(s) | $19,203.44 | $19,203.44 | $401.74–$1,975.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL Computed tomography, thorax, diagnostic; with contrast material(s) UNSCHEDULED | $19,203.44 | $19,203.44 | $2,431.88–$2,483.07 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL CT CHEST W/CONTRAST | $19,203.44 | $19,203.44 | $902.56–$17,667.16 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL Computed tomography, thorax, diagnostic; with contrast material(s) | $19,717.23 | $19,717.23 | $401.74–$1,975.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL Computed tomography, thorax, diagnostic; with contrast material(s) UNSCHEDULED | $19,717.23 | $19,717.23 | $2,431.88–$2,483.07 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL CT CHEST W/CONTRAST | $19,717.23 | $19,717.23 | $926.71–$18,139.85 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 Computed tomography, thorax, diagnostic; with contrast material(s) | $20,330.28 | $20,330.28 | $401.74–$1,975.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 Computed tomography, thorax, diagnostic; with contrast material(s) UNSCHEDULED | $20,330.28 | $20,330.28 | $2,431.88–$2,483.07 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 CT CHEST W/CONTRAST | $20,330.28 | $20,330.28 | $955.52–$18,703.86 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $19,203.44, median $19,717.23, highest $20,330.28 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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.