Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,546.08 to $8,424.19, with a median of $2,340.00. The lowest listed price is at St Mary Medical Center — $793.92 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,340.00 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 cities for code 71260, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical Center lowest Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST | $1,546.08 | $3,221.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST | $2,213.10 | $4,918.00 | $983.60–$4,180.30 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST | $2,213.10 | $4,918.00 | $983.60–$4,426.20 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST | $2,213.10 | $4,918.00 | $2,704.90–$3,934.40 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/CONTRAST | $2,340.00 | $4,500.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/CONTRAST | $2,340.00 | $4,500.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/CONTRAST | $2,340.00 | $4,500.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 CT Chest w/ Contrast | $2,490.75 | $3,321.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC CT Chest W Contrast | $8,424.19 | $8,424.19 | $119.10–$8,424.19 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC CT Chest W Contrast | $8,424.19 | $8,424.19 | $119.10–$8,424.19 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,546.08, median $2,340.00, highest $8,424.19 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $2,213.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.