Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Lexington, KY
In Lexington-Fayette, KY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast: from $1,058.82 to $4,954.40, with a median of $1,644.42. The lowest listed price is at Saint Joseph East — $585.60 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $1,642.20 at 75 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 71270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph East lowest Lexington, KY · (859) 967-5000 HC CT CHEST WOW CONTRAST | $1,058.82 | $2,636.00 | $174.90–$2,398.76 | 60% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 313-1000 HC CT CHEST WOW CONTRAST | $1,241.78 | $2,636.00 | $174.90–$2,398.76 | 53% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Ct Scan Of Chest Combo - Ct Chest W Wo Contrast | $1,436.88 | $3,592.20 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown, KY · (502) 868-1100 Computed tomography, thorax, diagnostic; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections | $1,468.60 | $3,671.49 | $326.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles, KY · (859) 879-2300 Computed tomography, thorax, diagnostic; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections | $1,820.24 | $4,550.59 | $398.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris, KY · (859) 987-3600 Computed tomography, thorax, diagnostic; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections | $2,188.48 | $5,471.19 | $474.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester, KY · (859) 737-8559 Computed tomography, thorax, diagnostic; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections | $2,346.30 | $5,865.74 | $481.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY · (859) 260-6100 CT scan of chest before and after contrast | $4,954.40 | $6,605.86 | $325.00–$13,429.71 | 25% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,058.82, median $1,644.42, highest $4,954.40 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,241.78. 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 3 of 7 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.