Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Birmingham, AL — inpatient
In Birmingham, AL, 7 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,108.32 to $12,158.00, with a median of $4,249.68. The lowest listed price is at The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital and 1 other hospital — $3,141.36 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $1,108.32 | $2,577.50 | $2,577.50 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL HC Cat Scan of Chest Combo - CT Chest W WO Contrast | $1,108.32 | $2,577.50 | $1,752.70–$2,319.75 | 57% | — source file |
| 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 | $1,108.32 | $2,577.50 | $1,752.70–$2,319.75 | 57% | — source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer, AL · (205) 481-7000 Chest w & w/o Contrast | $2,741.25 | $3,655.00 | $2,266.10–$3,289.50 | 25% | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham, AL · (205) 971-1000 CT-CHEST DIAG WWO | $4,249.68 | $17,707.00 | $4,249.68–$15,936.30 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL · (205) 620-8100 Hb Cat Scan Of Chest Combo - Ct Chest W Wo Contrast | $12,158.00 | $12,158.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 783-3800 Hb Cat Scan Of Chest Combo - Ct Chest W Wo Contrast | $12,158.00 | $12,158.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL · (205) 387-4000 Hb Cat Scan Of Chest Combo - Ct Chest W Wo Contrast | $12,158.00 | $12,158.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,108.32, median $4,249.68, highest $12,158.00 — a 11.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $2,741.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 2 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.