Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 17 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $988.55 to $5,654.70, with a median of $1,576.80. The lowest listed price is at Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center — $588.25 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,608.93 at 91 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 16 cities for code 71270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center lowest Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Chest/Thorax Combined - CT File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $988.55 | $1,647.58 | — | 40% |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CHEST W/O & W CONT File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,189.03 | $1,189.03 | — | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ CHEST W/O & W CONT File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,189.03 | $1,189.03 | — | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CHEST W/O & W CONT File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,189.03 | $1,189.03 | — | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ CHEST W/O & W CONT File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,189.03 | $1,189.03 | — | — |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/O & W/Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,457.95 | $2,243.00 | $151.27–$2,198.14 | 35% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Ct Chest W/Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,576.80 | $3,942.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Ct Chest W/Wo Contrast source file | $1,576.80 | $3,942.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Ct Chest W/Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,576.80 | $3,942.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Ct Chest W/Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,576.80 | $3,942.00 | — | 60% |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/O & W/Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,605.50 | $2,470.00 | $151.27–$2,346.50 | 35% |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX C-/C+ GLR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,702.47 | $1,702.47 | — | — |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/O & W/Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,708.85 | $2,629.00 | $182.96–$2,523.84 | 35% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 CT Thorax W/ and W/O+1 more line at this price source file | $2,691.00 | $2,691.00 | — | — |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/O & W/Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,940.60 | $4,524.00 | $144.16–$4,524.00 | 35% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB CT THORAX W/O & W/DYE File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $5,654.70 | $6,283.00 | $1,630.44–$1,766.78 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB CT THORAX W/O & W/DYE File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $5,654.70 | $6,283.00 | $2,890.18–$5,340.55 | 10% |
Inpatient: lowest $988.55, median $1,576.80, highest $5,654.70 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $1,576.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 6 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.