Lung cancer screening CT cost in Cleveland, OH — inpatient
In Cleveland, OH, 22 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $138.75 to $623.00, with a median of $252.60. The lowest listed price is at University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $113.85 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $266.10 at 94 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 18 cities for code 71271, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 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 Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center lowest Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC CT LUNG SCREENING | $138.75 | $185.00 | $92.50–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva lowest Geneva, OH · (440) 415-0151 HC CT LUNG SCREENING | $138.75 | $185.00 | $92.50–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC CT LUNG SCREENING | $148.50 | $198.00 | $99.00–$178.20 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC CT LUNG SCREENING | $148.50 | $198.00 | $76.63–$178.20 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC CT LUNG SCREENING | $187.50 | $250.00 | $123.75–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH St John Medical Center Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC CT LUNG SCREENING | $187.50 | $250.00 | $107.00–$600.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC CT LUNG SCREENING | $187.50 | $250.00 | $90.50–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC CT LUNG SCREENING | $187.50 | $250.00 | $115.00–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC CT LUNG SCREENING | $187.50 | $250.00 | $115.00–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC CT LUNG SCREENING | $187.50 | $250.00 | $115.00–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC CT LUNG SCREENING | $187.50 | $250.00 | $96.75–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont | $208.80 | $348.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain, OH · (440) 960-4000 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont | $240.60 | $401.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc Ct Chest Low Dose Lung Cancer Screening | $264.60 | $756.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid, OH COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| South Pointe Hospital Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $477.10 | $734.00 | $204.05–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Low Dose Ct Lung Scrn | $623.00 | $623.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $138.75, median $252.60, highest $623.00 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $264.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 18 of 18 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71271 ($298.17). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OHCt Chest Low Dose Lung Cancer Screening | $24.85 | file |