Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 29 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast: from $241.18 to $6,928.50, with a median of $1,324.40. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $1,083.22 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $1,606.72 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 29 facilities across 21 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health Hospital lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB CT THORAX W/O &W/CONTRAST File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $241.18 | $2,497.00 | $93.72–$1,592.00 | 90% |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital lowest Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB CT THORAX W/O &W/CONTRAST File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $241.18 | $2,497.00 | $91.05–$1,534.00 | 90% |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital lowest Wyandotte, MI · (734) 246-6000 HB CT THORAX W/O &W/CONTRAST File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $241.18 | $2,497.00 | $91.05–$1,310.00 | 90% |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital lowest West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB CT THORAX W/O &W/CONTRAST File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $241.18 | $2,497.00 | $91.05–$1,592.00 | 90% |
| Ascension River District Hospital East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST+1 more line at this price source file | $646.24 | $1,154.00 | $182.90–$783.80 | 44% |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield, MI CT THORAX W/O & WITH source file | $800.00 | $800.00 | $154.14–$171.27 | — |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi, MI · (248) 849-3000 THORAX W/O & W/CONTRAST-CT+1 more line at this price source file | $860.72 | $1,537.00 | $182.90–$456.25 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 THORAX W/O & W/CONTRAST-CT+1 more line at this price source file | $860.72 | $1,537.00 | $182.90–$456.25 | 44% |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 CT Chest/Abd/Pelvis w/ + w/o Contrast+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $1,032.75 | $2,065.50 | $97.38–$1,394.21 | 50% |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 CT Chest/Abdomen w/ + w/o Contrast+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $1,082.10 | $2,164.20 | $97.38–$1,560.82 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST+1 more line at this price source file | $1,137.36 | $2,031.00 | $182.90–$783.80 | 44% |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 CT Chest High Resolution w/ + w/o Cont+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $1,177.95 | $2,355.90 | $97.38–$1,003.38 | 50% |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 CT Chest/Abdomen w/ + w/o Contrast+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $1,195.75 | $2,391.50 | $97.38–$1,214.88 | 50% |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 CT THORAX W/O & W/DYE File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $1,218.50 | $2,437.00 | $97.38–$1,238.00 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 CT SCAN CHEST W & W/0 CONTRAST+1 more line at this price source file | $1,220.59 | $2,597.00 | $237.78–$273.75 | 53% |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST+1 more line at this price source file | $1,324.40 | $2,365.00 | $182.90–$783.80 | 44% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 CT THORAX W/W/O CONT DIAG+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $1,842.00 | $3,684.00 | $97.38–$2,763.00 | 50% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/O & W/Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,029.30 | $3,122.00 | $97.97–$3,122.00 | 35% |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/O & W/Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,029.30 | $3,122.00 | $96.05–$3,122.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/O & W/Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,029.30 | $3,122.00 | $96.05–$3,122.00 | 35% |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Ct Thorax Wo & With Contrast source file | $2,976.00 | $2,976.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Ct Thorax Wo & With Contrast source file | $2,976.00 | $2,976.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Ct Thorax Wo & With Contrast source file | $2,976.00 | $2,976.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Ct Thorax Wo & With Contrast source file | $2,976.00 | $2,976.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Ct Thorax Wo & With Contrast source file | $2,976.00 | $2,976.00 | — | — |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 CT THORAX WO/W CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $3,814.50 | $5,086.00 | $1.00–$448.64 | 25% |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 CT THORAX WO/W CONTRAST File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $4,026.75 | $5,369.00 | $1.00–$448.64 | 25% |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 CT THORAX WO/W CONTRAST File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $4,642.50 | $6,190.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 CT THORAX WO/W CONTRAST File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $4,659.00 | $6,212.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 CT THORAX WO/W CONTRAST File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $6,928.50 | $9,238.00 | — | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $241.18, median $1,324.40, highest $6,928.50 — a 28.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $1,935.65. 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 11 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.