Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast: from $505.50 to $1,884.00, with a median of $1,224.60. The lowest listed price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson — $719.10 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $1,557.63 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 8 cities for code 71270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson lowest Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 HB CT Thorax; W & WO Contrast | $505.50 | $2,022.00 | $94.88–$1,637.82 | 75% | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 HB CT Thorax; W & WO Contrast | $577.75 | $2,311.00 | $1,160.00–$5,806.73 | 75% | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ct Thorax Wo & With Contrast | $1,095.00 | $1,095.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Ct Thorax Wo & With Contrast | $1,095.00 | $1,095.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ct Thorax Wo & With Contrast | $1,095.00 | $1,095.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/O & W/Contrast | $1,224.60 | $1,884.00 | $97.97–$1,884.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 CT SCAN CHEST W/WO CONTRA | $1,783.20 | $2,229.00 | $52.86–$1,968.21 | 20% | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Ct Thorax Wo & With Contrast | $1,849.00 | $1,849.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Ct Thorax Wo & With Contrast | $1,849.00 | $1,849.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 CT THORAX W WO CONTRAST | $1,884.00 | $1,884.00 | $162.67–$233.22 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $505.50, median $1,224.60, highest $1,884.00 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $1,503.90. 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 4 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 1 it is 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.