Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Brownsville, TX
In Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast: from $21,608.68 to $21,608.68, with a median of $21,608.68. Across Texas, the median is $2,730.37 at 282 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville, TX · (956) 350-7000 CT CHEST W&W/O CONT | $21,608.68 | $21,608.68 | $1,512.61–$18,367.38 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $21,608.68, median $21,608.68, highest $21,608.68.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71270 ($1,878.80). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TXCT THORAX/CHEST W/WO CONTRAST - 71270 - 407003035 | $175.00 | file |
| Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TXCT THORAX/CHEST W/WO CONTRAST - 71270 - 416703035 | $175.00 | file |