Scans and imaging CPT 71260 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Phoenix, AZ — inpatient

In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 24 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $384.35 to $5,351.00, with a median of $680.69. The lowest listed price is at Banner Gateway Medical Center — $296.34 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $651.56 at 33 hospitals.

Cash prices at 24 facilities across 13 cities for code 71260, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and May 1, 2026.

Lowest$384.35Banner Gateway Medical Center
Median$680.69half pay less
Highest$5,351.00in this market
Difference13.9×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.

median
Lowest $384.35Highest $5,351.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Banner Gateway Medical Center lowest Gilbert, AZ · (480) 543-2000 CT CHEST DX W CNT $384.35 $2,934.00 $1,320.30–$2,200.50 87% May 1, 2026
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Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 CT CHEST DX W CNT $460.64 $2,934.00 $1,320.30–$2,200.50 84% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ · (623) 832-4000 CT CHEST DX W CNT $466.51 $2,934.00 $1,320.30–$2,347.20 84% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 854-5050 CT CHEST DX W CNT $472.37 $2,934.00 $1,320.30–$2,200.50 84% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ · (520) 381-6300 CT CHEST DX W CNT $484.11 $2,934.00 $1,320.30–$2,200.50 84% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 CT CHEST DX W CNT $487.04 $2,934.00 $1,320.30–$2,200.50 83% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ · (623) 524-4000 CT CHEST DX W CNT $513.45 $2,934.00 $1,320.30–$2,347.20 83% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ · (480) 733-3300 CT CHEST DX W CNT $519.32 $2,934.00 $1,320.30–$2,200.50 82% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ · (480) 394-4000 CT CHEST DX W CNT $531.05 $2,934.00 $1,320.30–$2,200.50 82% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 865-4470 CT CHEST DX W CNT $566.26 $2,934.00 $1,320.30–$2,200.50 81% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 412-3000 CT CHEST DX W CNT $572.13 $2,934.00 $1,320.30–$2,200.50 81% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 327-4000 CT CHEST DX W CNT $583.87 $2,934.00 $1,320.30–$2,200.50 80% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 256-7000 CT CHEST DX W CNT $777.51 $2,934.00 $1,320.30–$2,200.50 74% Mar 2, 2026
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Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Chandler, AZ CT THORAX W/CONTRAST $841.17 $841.17 $841.17 — Mar 31, 2026
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Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Gilbert, AZ CT THORAX W/CONTRAST $841.17 $841.17 $841.17 — Mar 16, 2026
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HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Computed Tomography, Thorax, Diagnostic; With Contrast Material(S) $5,351.00 $5,351.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Computed Tomography, Thorax, Diagnostic; With Contrast Material(S) $5,351.00 $5,351.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Computed Tomography, Thorax, Diagnostic; With Contrast Material(S) $5,351.00 $5,351.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ Hc Computed Tomography, Thorax, Diagnostic; With Contrast Material(S) $5,351.00 $5,351.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Computed Tomography, Thorax, Diagnostic; With Contrast Material(S) $5,351.00 $5,351.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Computed Tomography, Thorax, Diagnostic; With Contrast Material(S) $5,351.00 $5,351.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Computed Tomography, Thorax, Diagnostic; With Contrast Material(S) $5,351.00 $5,351.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Computed Tomography, Thorax, Diagnostic; With Contrast Material(S) $5,351.00 $5,351.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Computed Tomography, Thorax, Diagnostic; With Contrast Material(S) $5,351.00 $5,351.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $384.35, median $680.69, highest $5,351.00 — a 13.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $572.13 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 13 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 13 it is 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.