Lung cancer screening CT cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $101.40 to $708.00, with a median of $219.60. The lowest listed price is at West Chester Hospital and 1 other hospital — $118.20 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $294.53 at 129 hospitals.
- The median here, $219.60, is 42% below the US median of $380.16.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Cincinnati, OH has the lowest median of 3 metro areas in Ohio with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 2 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 cities for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Chester Hospital lowest West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Ct Thorax Lung Cancer Scr C File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $101.40 | $169.00 | — | 40% |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Ct Thorax Lung Cancer Scr C File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $101.40 | $169.00 | — | 40% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Lung CT Screening File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $260.00 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Lung CT Screening File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $260.00 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Lung CT Screening File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $260.00 | — | 25% |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $219.60 | $366.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $219.60 | $366.00 | — | 40% |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $219.60 | $366.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $219.60 | $366.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $219.60 | $366.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $219.60 | $366.00 | — | 40% |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · (859) 301-2000 HB LOW-DOSE CT SCAN FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $427.00 | $427.00 | — | — |
| Atrium Medical Center Middletown, OH · (513) 420-5102 HC CT LOW DOSE LUNG SCREENING File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $457.00 | $457.00 | — | — |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Ct Ldct Lung Screen Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $708.00 | $1,770.00 | — | 60% |
Outpatient: lowest $101.40, median $219.60, highest $708.00 — a 7.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $230.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What lung cancer screening CT is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lung cancer screening CT explained.