Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Denver, CO — inpatient
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 9 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $821.33 to $7,010.28, with a median of $1,231.21. The lowest listed price is at Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Denver — $409.88 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $2,037.75 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Aug 6, 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Denver lowest Westminster, CO CT Chest W/O & W/Dye File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $821.33 | $821.33 | $574.93–$698.13 | — |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC CT CHEST W/O,W CON File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $965.26 | $2,757.88 | $945.95 | 65% |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,231.21 | $1,231.21 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,231.21 | $1,231.21 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,231.21 | $1,231.21 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST COMBO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,231.21 | $1,231.21 | — | — |
| National Jewish Health Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC CT THORAX DX W/WO CONTRAST source file | $1,616.30 | $2,309.00 | $110.28–$1,847.20 | 30% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CT CHEST WO/W CONTRAST File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $2,496.65 | $3,841.00 | $576.15–$3,533.72 | 35% |
| PAM Specialty Hospital of Denver Denver, CO CT Chest W/O & W/Dye File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $7,010.28 | $7,010.28 | $4,556.68–$5,958.74 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $821.33, median $1,231.21, highest $7,010.28 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $9,100.96 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 5 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.