Scans and imaging CPT 71260 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Union, MS — inpatient

In Union, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,349.32 to $1,349.32, with a median of $1,349.32. Across Mississippi, the median is $1,016.85 at 54 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71260, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,349.32Ochsner Laird Hospital

Median$1,349.32half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,349.32in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS · (601) 774-8214 HC CT SCAN, THORAX, DX, W/CONTRAST source file	$1,349.32	$2,212.00	—	39%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking.

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth.

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less.

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $1,349.32, median $1,349.32, highest $1,349.32.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,349.32 — 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.