Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 18 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast: from $411.20 to $3,235.47, with a median of $582.59. The lowest listed price is at Johnson Memorial Hospital — $171.39 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $1,060.92 at 84 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 12 cities for code 71270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Sep 25, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Memorial Hospital lowest Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 CT scan of chest before and after contrast File of May 5, 2026 · source file | $411.20 | $514.00 | $153.25–$1,372.00 | 20% |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN CT CHEST WO/WC+1 more line at this price source file | $542.40 | $904.00 | $49.10–$650.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 CT CHEST WO/WC+1 more line at this price source file | $542.40 | $904.00 | $49.10–$650.00 | 40% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Seton Speciality Hospital Indianapolis, IN CT CHEST WO/WC+1 more line at this price source file | $542.40 | $904.00 | $49.10–$650.00 | 40% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 CT CHEST WO/WC+1 more line at this price source file | $542.40 | $904.00 | $49.10–$650.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 CT CHEST WO/WC+1 more line at this price source file | $542.40 | $904.00 | $49.10–$650.00 | 40% |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN CT CHEST WO/WC+1 more line at this price source file | $542.40 | $904.00 | $49.10–$650.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 CT CHEST WO/WC+1 more line at this price source file | $542.40 | $904.00 | $49.10–$650.00 | 40% |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN CT CHEST WO/WC+1 more line at this price source file | $542.40 | $904.00 | $49.10–$650.00 | 40% |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 CT Chest; W/WO Cont source file | $622.78 | $2,696.00 | $185.58–$2,426.40 | 77% |
| Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel Carmel, IN · (317) 528-5000 CT Chest; W/WO Cont source file | $622.78 | $2,696.00 | $185.58–$2,426.40 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville, IN · (317) 831-1160 CT Chest; W/WO Cont source file | $684.78 | $2,696.00 | $185.58–$2,426.40 | 75% |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN · (317) 745-4451 HB CT THORAX W/W/O CON source file | $712.80 | $1,782.00 | $185.58–$1,710.72 | 60% |
| Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 CT scan of chest before and after contrast File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $821.19 | $2,649.00 | $153.25–$2,622.51 | 69% |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 CT CHEST DIAG W/WO CONT source file | $945.60 | $1,576.00 | — | 40% |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 CT CHEST WO/WC+1 more line at this price source file | $2,014.80 | $3,358.00 | $49.10–$2,361.01 | 40% |
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN · (317) 462-5544 CT scan of chest before and after contrast File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $2,122.40 | $2,653.00 | $153.25–$7,959.00 | 20% |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 CT scan of chest before and after contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $3,235.47 | $4,622.10 | $153.25–$11,555.25 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $411.20, median $582.59, highest $3,235.47 — a 7.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $542.40. 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 17 of 17 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.