Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye: from $561.50 to $4,599.60, with a median of $2,320.26. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $1,758.76 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,424.40 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 cities for code 71260, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 CT SCAN OF CHEST WITH CONTRAST | $561.50 | $1,123.00 | $41.18–$396.12 | 50% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 CT STERNUM W/ CONTRAST | $625.20 | $1,042.00 | $280.30–$1,276.97 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 CT THORAX DX C+ | $629.00 | $1,258.00 | $41.18–$396.12 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CT THORAX W/ | $896.03 | $1,280.05 | $127.29–$921.64 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 COMPONENT CANNOT INACTIVE | $896.03 | $1,280.05 | $127.29–$921.64 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 CT THORAX DX W CON | $989.40 | $1,649.00 | $100.62–$1,451.12 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 CT CHEST W/ CONTRAST | $1,293.00 | $2,155.00 | $579.70–$2,640.95 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 CT CHEST W/CONT | $1,293.00 | $2,155.00 | $726.24–$1,680.90 | 40% | — source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC CT THORAX W CNTRST | $1,814.48 | $2,452.00 | $97.84–$568.98 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC CT THORAX W CNTRST | $1,884.13 | $2,581.00 | $121.85–$600.93 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC CT THORAX W CNTRST | $1,986.12 | $2,452.00 | $79.94–$561.00 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC CT THORAX W CON | $2,654.40 | $4,424.00 | $157.72–$3,760.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 CT THORAX DX W CON | $2,722.80 | $4,538.00 | $146.54–$3,857.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 CT THORAX DX W CON | $2,836.20 | $4,727.00 | $157.31–$4,017.95 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 CT THORAX DX W CON | $2,917.20 | $4,862.00 | $159.66–$3,889.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 CT THORAX DX W CON | $3,054.00 | $5,090.00 | $141.48–$4,581.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC CT THORAX W CON | $3,160.80 | $5,268.00 | $158.84–$4,846.56 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 CT THORAX DX W CON | $3,441.60 | $5,736.00 | $169.72–$5,162.40 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 CT THORAX DX W CON | $4,599.60 | $7,666.00 | $105.00–$6,516.10 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $561.50, median $2,320.26, highest $4,599.60 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $2,654.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 16 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71260 ($1,383.60). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PACHG DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/CONTRAST | $29.26 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PACHG DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/CONTRAST | $40.04 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PACHG DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/CONTRAST | $41.58 | file |