Scans and imaging CPT 71270 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Urbana, OH — inpatient

In Urbana, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,842.60 to $1,842.60, with a median of $1,842.60. Across Ohio, the median is $1,472.90 at 127 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,842.60Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital

Median$1,842.60half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,842.60in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH · (937) 653-5231 HC CT Chest W/WO Contrast source file	$1,842.60	$3,071.00	—	40%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $1,842.60, median $1,842.60, highest $1,842.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,478.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.