Lung cancer screening CT cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 15 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $345.80 to $824.20, with a median of $538.20. The lowest listed price is at Riverside Methodist Hospital and 5 other hospitals — $192.40 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $266.10 at 94 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 10 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 Oct 22, 2025 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Methodist Hospital lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Ct Chest Low Dose Lung Cancer Screening Wo Contrast | $345.80 | $532.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Ct Chest Low Dose Lung Cancer Screening Wo Contrast | $345.80 | $532.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital lowest Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Ct Chest Low Dose Lung Cancer Screening Wo Contrast | $345.80 | $532.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Ct Chest Low Dose Lung Cancer Screening Wo Contrast | $345.80 | $532.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist lowest Grove City, OH Hc Ct Chest Low Dose Lung Cancer Screening Wo Contrast | $345.80 | $532.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital lowest Pickerington, OH Hc Ct Chest Low Dose Lung Cancer Screening Wo Contrast | $345.80 | $532.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Ct Chest Low Dose Lung Cancer Screening Wo Contrast | $362.70 | $558.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC CT Thorax Low Dose for Lung Screening Without Contrast | $538.20 | $828.00 | $86.95–$1,384.58 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC CT Thorax Low Dose for Lung Screening Without Contrast | $538.20 | $828.00 | $86.95–$1,384.58 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC CT Thorax Low Dose for Lung Screening Without Contrast | $538.20 | $828.00 | $88.62–$1,384.58 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC CT Thorax Low Dose for Lung Screening Without Contrast | $538.20 | $828.00 | $88.62–$1,384.58 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC CT Thorax Low Dose for Lung Screening Without Contrast | $538.20 | $828.00 | $88.62–$1,384.58 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC CT Thorax Low Dose for Lung Screening Without Contrast | $538.20 | $828.00 | $88.62–$1,384.58 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening | $822.06 | $1,264.70 | $225.69–$1,226.76 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Ct Chest Low Dose Lung Cancer Screening Wo Contrast | $824.20 | $1,268.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $345.80, median $538.20, highest $824.20 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $450.45. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 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.