Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Cleveland, OH
In Cleveland, OH, 24 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast: from $786.10 to $2,292.75, with a median of $1,222.80. The lowest listed price is at Metrohealth System — $436.70 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,472.90 at 127 hospitals.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 19 cities for code 71270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 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 Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metrohealth System lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc Ct Chest W/O&W/Contr | $786.10 | $2,246.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lodi Community Hospital Lodi, OH · (330) 948-1222 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX C-/C+ | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $347.28–$1,228.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Euclid Hospital Euclid, OH · (216) 531-9000 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX C-/C+ | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $159.40–$424.28 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX C-/C+ | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $165.03–$424.28 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX C-/C+ | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $347.28–$1,228.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX C-/C+ | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $159.40–$455.92 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX C-/C+ | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $347.28–$1,228.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| South Pointe Hospital Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX C-/C+ | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $159.40–$424.28 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX C-/C+ | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $347.28–$1,228.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX C-/C+ | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $347.28–$1,228.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX C-/C+ | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $0.87–$903.92 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC CT Chest W/WO Contrast | $1,148.40 | $1,914.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain, OH · (440) 960-4000 HC CT Chest W/WO Contrast | $1,297.20 | $2,162.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO - CT CHEST W WO CONTRAST | $1,794.00 | $2,392.00 | $165.94–$2,210.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO - CT CHEST W WO CONTRAST | $1,794.00 | $2,392.00 | $165.94–$2,152.80 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH St John Medical Center Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO - CT CHEST W WO CONTRAST | $1,829.25 | $2,439.00 | $179.20–$2,195.10 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake West Hospital Willoughby, OH · (440) 953-9600 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO - CT CHEST W WO CONTRAST | $1,829.25 | $2,439.00 | $165.94–$2,195.10 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 593-5511 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO - CT CHEST W WO CONTRAST | $1,829.25 | $2,439.00 | $165.94–$2,195.10 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO - CT CHEST W WO CONTRAST | $1,829.25 | $2,439.00 | $165.94–$2,195.10 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO - CT CHEST W WO CONTRAST | $1,829.25 | $2,439.00 | $165.94–$2,195.10 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO - CT CHEST W WO CONTRAST | $1,829.25 | $2,439.00 | $165.94–$2,195.10 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO - CT CHEST W WO CONTRAST | $1,829.25 | $2,439.00 | $165.94–$2,195.10 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 CT CHEST W & WO CONT | $1,942.50 | $2,590.00 | $70.96–$348.27 | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH · (440) 415-0151 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO - CT CHEST W WO CONTRAST | $2,292.75 | $3,057.00 | $520.00–$2,898.04 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO - CT CHEST W WO CONTRAST | $2,292.75 | $3,057.00 | $520.00–$3,057.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $786.10, median $1,222.80, highest $2,292.75 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $1,297.20. 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 16 of 21 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.