Lung cancer screening CT cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $52.50 to $343.85, with a median of $343.85. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $291.35 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $64.00 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB LOW DOSE CT FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING | $52.50 | $105.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont | $343.85 | $529.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont | $343.85 | $529.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont | $343.85 | $529.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont | $343.85 | $529.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $52.50, median $343.85, highest $343.85 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $343.85. 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.