Scans and imaging CPT 71270 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Dothan, AL — inpatient

In Dothan, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $2,844.90 to $2,844.90, with a median of $2,844.90. Across Alabama, the median is $1,568.07 at 42 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,844.90Flowers Hospital
Median$2,844.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,844.90in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Flowers Hospital Dothan, AL · (334) 793-5000 CT-CHEST DIAG WWO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $2,844.90 $9,483.00 $2,370.75–$8,534.70 70%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $2,844.90, median $2,844.90, highest $2,844.90.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $907.94 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.