Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 6 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast: from $798.20 to $5,062.75, with a median of $3,755.75. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center — $2,957.55 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,472.90 at 127 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 71270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX C-/C+ | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $347.28–$1,228.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO - CT CHEST W WO CONTRAST | $1,829.25 | $2,439.00 | $179.20–$2,195.10 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO | $3,669.00 | $4,892.00 | $1,663.28–$4,838.19 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Ct Thorax W/Wo Cont | $3,842.50 | $3,842.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Fairlawn, OH · (330) 670-4152 CT scan of chest before and after contrast | $4,428.00 | $5,904.00 | $166.26–$13,995.33 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 CT CHEST WO/W ENHANCE | $5,062.75 | $9,205.00 | $232.96–$3,313.80 | 45% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $798.20, median $3,755.75, highest $5,062.75 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,835.88. 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 4 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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
This chest CT takes pictures before and after contrast dye. It is used for some lung and chest wall masses and blood vessel problems that a single scan cannot explain.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.