Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Portland, OR — inpatient
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,014.00 to $1,899.75, with a median of $1,261.00. The lowest listed price is at Providence Milwaukie Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $247.00 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $1,750.45 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 71270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital lowest Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,014.00 | $1,352.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,014.00 | $1,352.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center lowest Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,014.00 | $1,352.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,014.00 | $1,352.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center lowest Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,014.00 | $1,352.00 | — | 25% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC CHEST CT WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,261.00 | $1,940.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC CHEST CT WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,261.00 | $1,940.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC CHEST CT WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,261.00 | $1,940.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CHEST CT WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,261.00 | $1,940.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC CHEST CT WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,388.40 | $2,136.00 | — | 35% |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX C-/C+ source file | $1,899.75 | $2,235.00 | $294.00–$950.00 | 15% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX C-/C+ source file | $1,899.75 | $2,235.00 | $294.00–$950.00 | 15% |
Inpatient: lowest $1,014.00, median $1,261.00, highest $1,899.75 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $1,261.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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.