Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Austin, TX — inpatient
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 18 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,250.37 to $7,728.00, with a median of $2,553.74. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton Hays and 1 other hospital — $1,303.37 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,671.10 at 262 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 10 cities for code 71270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton Hays lowest Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 CT CHEST WOW CONT PEDI source file | $1,250.37 | $3,473.25 | $172.28–$2,022.84 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville lowest Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 CT CHEST WOW CONT PEDI source file | $1,250.37 | $3,473.25 | $172.28–$2,022.84 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 TREADMILL EXERCISE TEST source file | $1,694.34 | $4,706.50 | $172.28–$2,117.93 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 TREADMILL EXERCISE TEST+1 more line at this price source file | $2,218.59 | $6,162.75 | $172.28–$2,773.24 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 TREADMILL EXERCISE TEST+1 more line at this price source file | $2,218.59 | $6,162.75 | $172.28–$2,773.24 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 CT CHEST WOW CONT source file | $2,218.59 | $6,162.75 | $172.28–$2,773.24 | 64% |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 CT CHEST WOW CONT source file | $2,218.59 | $6,162.75 | $172.28–$2,773.24 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 CT CHEST WOW CONT source file | $2,218.59 | $6,162.75 | $172.28–$2,773.24 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 CT CHEST WOW CONT source file | $2,218.59 | $6,162.75 | $172.28–$2,773.24 | 64% |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 CT-CHEST WWO source file | $2,222.16 | $6,172.66 | $172.28–$2,777.70 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT CHEST WOW CONT PEDI source file | $2,431.28 | $3,473.25 | $172.28–$2,022.84 | 30% |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 CT CHEST WOW CONT source file | $2,472.93 | $6,869.25 | $172.28–$3,091.16 | 64% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CT THORAX SCAN, W/WO CONTRAST File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,676.20 | $4,460.34 | $2,453.19–$4,014.31 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CT THORAX SCAN, W/WO CONTRAST File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,676.20 | $4,460.34 | $2,453.19–$4,014.31 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC CT THORAX SCAN, W/WO CONTRAST File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,676.20 | $4,460.34 | $2,453.19–$4,014.31 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC CT THORAX SCAN, W/WO CONTRAST File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,676.20 | $4,460.34 | $2,453.19–$3,122.24 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CT THORAX SCAN, W/WO CONTRAST File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $2,676.20 | $4,460.34 | $2,453.19–$2,899.22 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC CT THORAX SCAN, W/WO CONTRAST File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,676.20 | $4,460.34 | $2,453.19–$3,122.24 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC CT THORAX SCAN, W/WO CONTRAST File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $2,676.20 | $4,460.34 | $2,453.19–$3,568.27 | 40% |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC CT, THORAX DIAGNOSTIC; W/O & W CONTRAST File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $2,759.06 | $4,118.00 | $1,647.20–$3,912.10 | 33% |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 CT-CHEST DIAG WWO source file | $3,230.15 | $8,972.65 | $172.28–$4,037.69 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX TREADMILL EXERCISE TEST+1 more line at this price source file | $4,313.93 | $6,162.75 | $172.28–$2,773.24 | 30% |
| Pam Specialty Hospital of Luling Luling, TX CT Chest W/O & W/Dye File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $7,728.00 | $7,728.00 | $300.00–$6,955.20 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $1,250.37, median $2,553.74, highest $7,728.00 — a 6.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 27 facilities here, median $2,676.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 16 of 18 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.