Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Chico, CA
In Chico, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast: from $1,962.00 to $2,382.14, with a median of $2,172.07. The lowest listed price is at Oroville Hospital — $210.07 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $3,099.41 at 208 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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 26, 2026 and Sep 26, 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 Chico, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oroville Hospital lowest Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 Ct Chest Wo/w Con | $1,962.00 | $3,923.00 | $216.00–$4,315.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Orchard Hospital Gridley, CA · (530) 846-5671 CT scan of chest before and after contrast | $2,382.14 | $3,970.24 | $357.58–$3,672.47 | 40% | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,962.00, median $2,172.07, highest $2,382.14 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.