Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient
In Rochester, NY, 6 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $252.80 to $874.00, with a median of $822.54. The lowest listed price is at Geneva General Hospital — $569.74 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,249.59 at 104 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 71270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 12, 2024 and Aug 27, 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva General Hospital lowest Geneva, NY · (315) 787-4175 CT THORAX COMBINED File of Aug 27, 2026 · source file | $252.80 | $631.99 | — | 60% |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC CT THORAX WO _ W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $795.04 | $993.80 | — | 20% |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC CT THORAX WO _ W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $799.16 | $1,229.47 | — | 35% |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC CT THORAX WO _ W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $845.92 | $1,301.42 | — | 35% |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC CT THORAX WO _ W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $845.92 | $1,301.42 | — | 35% |
| Orleans Community Health Medina, NY · (585) 798-8111 CT CHEST W WO CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Dec 12, 2024 · source file | $874.00 | $2,185.00 | $874.00–$2,185.00 | 60% |
Inpatient: lowest $252.80, median $822.54, highest $874.00 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $845.92 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.