Scans and imaging CPT 71260 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Cut Bank, MT — inpatient

In Cut Bank, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,438.94 to $1,438.94, with a median of $1,438.94. Across Montana, the median is $1,638.75 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71260, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,438.94Logan Health - Cut Bank
Median$1,438.94half pay less
Highest$1,438.94in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MT · (406) 873-2251 CT Exam $1,438.94 $2,213.75 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,438.94, median $1,438.94, highest $1,438.94.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,438.94 — 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.

5 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71260 ($1,608.98). 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.

Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTCT Sternum w/ Contrast - Report $85.80 file
Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTCT Chest/Abd w/ Contrast - Report $85.80 file
Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTCT Chest w/ Contrast - Report $85.80 file
Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTCT Chest Overread - Report $85.80 file
Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTCT Chest/Abd/Pelvis w/ Contrast - Report $85.80 file