Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Birmingham, AL
In Birmingham, AL, 7 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast: from $1,108.32 to $12,158.00, with a median of $2,741.25. The lowest listed price is at The Children's Hospital of Alabama and 1 other hospital — $1,632.93 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $1,568.07 at 42 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 4 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 Jun 22, 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 Birmingham, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL HC Cat Scan of Chest Combo - CT Chest W WO Contrast+1 more line at this price source file | $1,108.32 | $2,577.50 | $48.95–$2,319.75 | 57% |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Cat Scan of Chest Combo - CT Chest W WO Contrast+1 more line at this price source file | $1,108.32 | $2,577.50 | $48.95–$2,319.75 | 57% |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham, AL · (205) 971-1000 CT-CHEST DIAG WWO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,656.05 | $17,707.00 | $134.07–$15,936.30 | 85% |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer, AL · (205) 481-7000 Chest w & w/o Contrast File of Jun 22, 2026 · source file | $2,741.25 | $3,655.00 | $158.84–$3,289.50 | 25% |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL · (205) 387-4000 Hb Cat Scan Of Chest Combo - Ct Chest W Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12,158.00 | $12,158.00 | — | — |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 783-3800 Hb Cat Scan Of Chest Combo - Ct Chest W Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12,158.00 | $12,158.00 | — | — |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL · (205) 620-8100 Hb Cat Scan Of Chest Combo - Ct Chest W Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12,158.00 | $12,158.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $1,108.32, median $2,741.25, highest $12,158.00 — a 11.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $4,249.68. 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 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 1 it is 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.