Scans and imaging CPT 71270 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Gulfport, MS — inpatient

In Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $872.86 to $872.86, with a median of $872.86. Across Mississippi, the median is $1,185.88 at 54 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 — and —.

Lowest$872.86Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock
Median$872.86half pay less
Highest$872.86in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis, MS · (228) 467-8600 HC CT SCAN, THORAX, DX, W/WO CONTRAST $872.86 $2,297.00 — 62% —
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Inpatient: lowest $872.86, median $872.86, highest $872.86.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,235.40 — 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.