Lung cancer screening CT cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 25 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $113.31 to $1,770.00, with a median of $217.00. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton Hays and 1 other hospital — $103.69 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $240.33 at 232 hospitals.
- The median here, $217.00, is 43% below the US median of $380.16.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Austin, TX ranks 2nd of 3 metro areas in Texas by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 25 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 14 cities for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 30, 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton Hays lowest Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 CT LUNG SCREENING+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $113.31 | $314.75 | $80.90–$170.41 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville lowest Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 CT LUNG SCREENING+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $113.31 | $314.75 | $80.90–$170.41 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 CT LUNG SCREENING+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $113.85 | $316.25 | $80.90–$170.41 | 64% |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 CT LUNG SCREENING+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $113.85 | $316.25 | $80.90–$170.41 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 CT LUNG SCREENING+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $113.85 | $316.25 | $80.90–$170.41 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 CT LUNG SCREENING+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $113.85 | $316.25 | $80.90–$170.41 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 CT LUNG SCREENING+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.42 | $334.50 | $80.90–$170.41 | 64% |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 CT-LUNG LOWDSE SC WO+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $165.99 | $461.08 | $80.90–$418.89 | 64% |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC CT LUNG CANCER SCREENING File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $176.21 | $263.00 | $71.01–$249.85 | 33% |
| St.davids Surgical Hospital Austin, TX Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) CAT Scan+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $206.00 | $206.00 | $10.30–$2,739.00 | — |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center Austin, TX · (512) 901-1000 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $206.00 | $206.00 | $142.14 | — |
| Heart Hosp of Austin Austin, TX LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $217.00 | $217.00 | $10.85–$2,739.00 | — |
| St. David's Medical Center Manor, TX · (512) 476-7111 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $217.00 | $217.00 | $10.85–$2,739.00 | — |
| Heart Hosp of Austin at St. David's Round Rock Round Rock, TX Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $217.00 | $217.00 | $10.85–$2,739.00 | — |
| St. David's Georgetown Hospital Georgetown, TX · (512) 476-7111 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $217.00 | $217.00 | $10.85–$2,739.00 | — |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT LUNG SCREENING+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $220.33 | $314.75 | $80.90–$170.41 | 30% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC CT LUNG SCREEN LOW DOSE File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $240.33 | $400.55 | $99.77–$1,997.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CT LUNG SCREEN LOW DOSE File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $240.33 | $400.55 | $110.27–$260.36 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC CT LUNG SCREEN LOW DOSE File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $240.33 | $400.55 | $99.77–$1,997.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC CT LUNG SCREEN LOW DOSE File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $240.33 | $400.55 | $99.77–$1,997.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CT LUNG SCREEN LOW DOSE File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $240.33 | $400.55 | $99.77–$1,997.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CT LUNG SCREEN LOW DOSE File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $240.33 | $400.55 | $99.77–$1,997.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC CT LUNG SCREEN LOW DOSE File of Oct 30, 2026 · source file | $249.94 | $416.57 | $79.15–$2,107.00 | 40% |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center Leander, TX · (512) 341-1000 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $513.00 | $513.00 | $109.02–$2,739.00 | — |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center Bastrop, TX · (512) 448-7107 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,770.00 | $1,770.00 | $1,192.98 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $113.31, median $217.00, highest $1,770.00 — a 15.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $176.21. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 17 of 25 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 lung cancer screening CT is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lung cancer screening CT explained.