Lung cancer screening CT cost in Birmingham, AL
In Birmingham, AL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $493.00 to $7,826.00, with a median of $7,826.00. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital — $7,333.00 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $493.00 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 Birmingham, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 877-1000 Hb Ldct For Lung Ca Screen - Ldct Lung Screening-No Contrast | $493.00 | $493.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 783-3800 Hb Ldct For Lung Ca Screen - Ldct Lung Screening-No Contrast | $7,826.00 | $7,826.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL · (205) 387-4000 Hb Ldct For Lung Ca Screen - Ldct Lung Screening-No Contrast | $7,826.00 | $7,826.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL · (205) 620-8100 Hb Ldct For Lung Ca Screen - Ldct Lung Screening-No Contrast | $7,826.00 | $7,826.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $493.00, median $7,826.00, highest $7,826.00 — a 15.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $7,826.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A low-dose CT for lung cancer screening uses a lower amount of radiation to look for early lung cancer in people without symptoms. It is offered to certain adults based on their age and smoking history, usually as a yearly scan.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the low-dose scan. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately, and a shared decision-making visit with a clinician is billed as its own service.