Scans and imaging CPT 71260 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient

In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,047.20 to $1,332.80, with a median of $1,288.00. The lowest listed price is at Providence Holy Family Hospital — $240.80 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $1,762.65 at 31 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,047.20Providence Holy Family Hospital
Median$1,288.00half pay less
Highest$1,332.80in this market
Difference1.3×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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.

median
Lowest $1,047.20Highest $2,305.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Holy Family Hospital lowest Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST $1,047.20 $1,496.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST $1,288.00 $1,840.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST $1,332.80 $1,904.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST $1,959.30 $2,799.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST $2,305.10 $3,293.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,047.20, median $1,288.00, highest $1,332.80 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,310.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.