Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $975.80 to $4,401.00, with a median of $2,012.72. The lowest listed price is at Valley Medical Center — $1,036.92 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $2,031.12 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 13 cities for code 71270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Medical Center lowest Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Diagnostic Computed Tomography Thorax C-/C+ | $975.80 | $1,394.00 | — | 30% | — source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Ct Thorax Wo/W Con | $1,059.88 | $2,119.75 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST | $1,119.56 | $2,153.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST | $1,210.08 | $2,521.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST | $1,210.08 | $2,521.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST | $1,210.08 | $2,521.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 X-R CT THORAX W/WO CONTRAST | $1,320.90 | $2,590.00 | $1,658.90–$2,072.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC CT THORAX W/O & W/CONTRAST | $1,903.67 | $6,604.41 | $4,755.18–$4,953.31 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC CT THORAX W/O & W/CONTRAST | $2,008.73 | $6,604.41 | $4,755.18–$4,953.31 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC CT THORAX W/O & W/CONTRAST | $2,016.70 | $6,604.41 | $2,839.90–$5,943.97 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC CT THORAX W/O & W/CONTRAST | $2,072.62 | $6,604.41 | $4,755.18–$4,953.31 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC CT THORAX W/O & W/CONTRAST | $2,187.37 | $6,604.41 | $4,755.18–$4,953.31 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC CHEST/THORAX W/WO CONTRAST | $2,256.00 | $2,820.00 | $186.92–$2,538.00 | 20% | — source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA · (360) 825-2505 HC CT THORAX W/O & W/CONTRAST | $2,333.77 | $6,604.41 | $1,849.24–$5,943.97 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "COMPUT TOMOGRAPHY, THORAX, DIAGNOSTIC; W/O CONTRAST FOLL BY CONTRAST" | $2,400.00 | $3,000.00 | $179.00–$670.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC CT THORAX WO/W CON | $2,512.49 | $4,331.88 | $227.08–$3,985.33 | 42% | — source file |
| Franciscan Specialty Care Tacoma, WA CT THORAX W/WO CONTRAST | $2,916.39 | $2,916.39 | $2,916.39 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 CT Scan Chest W/&W/O Contrast | $4,401.00 | $4,401.00 | $1,804.41–$4,224.96 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $975.80, median $2,012.72, highest $4,401.00 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $2,008.73 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 it is 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.