Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Utica, NY
In Utica-Rome, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye: from $641.31 to $2,325.60, with a median of $1,336.65. The lowest listed price is at Little Falls Hospital — $695.34 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,036.05 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Aug 11, 2026 and Aug 11, 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 Utica-Rome, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls Hospital lowest Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 HC CT Thorax Diag W Con | $641.31 | $2,375.22 | $1,003.00–$991.20 | 73% | — source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Ct chest with contrast | $1,336.65 | $3,311.00 | $404.00–$529.15 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Ct thorax w/dye | $1,336.65 | $3,311.00 | $404.00–$529.15 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Ct chest with contrast | $1,336.65 | $3,311.00 | $404.00–$529.15 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Ct thorax w/dye | $1,336.65 | $3,311.00 | $404.00–$529.15 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC CT Thorax W/ Contrast | $2,325.60 | $3,876.00 | $171.70–$2,907.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC CT Thorax W/ Contrast | $2,325.60 | $3,876.00 | $171.70–$2,907.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $641.31, median $1,336.65, highest $2,325.60 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,831.13. 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 2 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71260 ($1,558.00). 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.
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NYCAH PR Cat Scan of Chest Contrast | $77.89 | file |