Scans and imaging CPT 71270 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT, with/without dye cost in DuBois, PA — inpatient

In DuBois, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $2,155.00 to $2,155.00, with a median of $2,155.00. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,666.07 at 94 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 1, 2025 and Aug 1, 2025.

Lowest$2,155.00Penn Highlands Dubois
Median$2,155.00half pay less
Highest$2,155.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois, PA · (814) 371-2200 CT Brachial Plexus w/ + w/o Contrast $2,155.00 $2,155.00 — — Aug 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $2,155.00, median $2,155.00, highest $2,155.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,155.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71270 ($1,888.80). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois, PACT Brachial Plexus w/ + w/o Contrast - Report $167.00 file