Scans and imaging CPT 71271 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lung cancer screening CT cost in Burlington, VT — inpatient

In Burlington-South Burlington, VT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $651.00 to $651.00, with a median of $651.00. Across Vermont, the median is $659.26 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71271, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 28, 2026 and Apr 28, 2026.

Lowest$651.00University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care
Median$651.00half pay less
Highest$651.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Burlington-South Burlington, VT.

median
Lowest $651.00Highest $3,710.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care lowest Burlington, VT · (802) 847-0000 CHG COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- $651.00 $651.00 $90.93–$644.85 — Apr 28, 2026
source file
University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington, VT · (802) 847-0000 HC - COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- $3,710.00 $3,710.00 $1,038.80–$3,339.00 — Apr 28, 2026
source file

Inpatient: lowest $651.00, median $651.00, highest $651.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $651.00 — 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 not 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

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.