Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Augusta, GA
In Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast: from $1,171.39 to $8,163.16, with a median of $1,200.00. The lowest listed price is at Piedmont McDuffie Hospital and 1 other hospital — $28.61 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $1,851.93 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 71270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont McDuffie Hospital lowest Thomson, GA · (706) 595-1411 HC CT Thorax W/WO Cntrst Dx | $1,171.39 | $3,904.65 | $359.12–$3,514.19 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Augusta lowest Augusta, GA · (706) 722-9011 HC CT Thorax W/WO Cntrst Dx | $1,171.39 | $3,904.65 | $377.07–$3,514.19 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC · (803) 637-3174 HC CT Thorax W&W/O Contrast | $1,200.00 | $2,000.00 | $980.00–$1,790.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta, GA · (706) 721-6569 Hc Ct Thorax W Plus Wo Contrast Diagnostic | $1,918.02 | $4,918.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Augusta, GA · (706) 651-6008 CT CHEST W&W/O CONT | $8,163.16 | $8,163.16 | $1,159.17–$7,346.84 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,171.39, median $1,200.00, highest $8,163.16 — a 7.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,171.39. 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 3 of 4 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.