Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Jamestown, NY
In Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast: from $794.40 to $1,887.60, with a median of $1,648.00. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Chautauqua — $853.60 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,249.69 at 106 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 71270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Chautauqua lowest Jamestown, NY · (716) 487-0141 CT THORAX DX W/WO CON | $794.40 | $1,324.00 | $209.21–$1,191.60 | 40% | — source file |
| Brooks Memorial Hospital Dunkirk, NY · (716) 366-1111 Ct Thorax, W/Wo | $1,648.00 | $1,648.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield, NY · (716) 326-4921 HC CT THORAX W/WO CNTRST | $1,887.60 | $2,420.00 | — | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield, NY · (716) 326-4921 HC CT THORAX W/WO CNTRST | $1,887.60 | $2,420.00 | $107.46–$426.29 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $794.40, median $1,648.00, highest $1,887.60 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,648.00. 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 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.