Lung cancer screening CT cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 21 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $102.00 to $392.25, with a median of $182.56. The lowest listed price is at McLaren Lapeer Region and 3 other hospitals — $80.56 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $273.00 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 16 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Lapeer Region lowest Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 CT Lung Cancer Screening - Report | $102.00 | $203.90 | $32.38–$80.96 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland lowest Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 CT Lung Cancer Screening - Report | $102.00 | $203.90 | $32.38–$80.96 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron lowest Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 CT Lung Cancer Screening - Report | $102.00 | $203.90 | $32.38–$80.96 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb lowest Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 CT Lung Cancer Screening - Report | $102.00 | $203.90 | $32.38–$80.96 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 CT LUNG SCREENING | $112.50 | $150.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB CT THORAX LOW DOSE LUNG CA SCREEN W/O CONTRAST | $143.75 | $1,668.00 | $55.86–$1,592.00 | 91% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB CT THORAX LOW DOSE LUNG CA SCREEN W/O CONTRAST | $143.75 | $1,668.00 | $55.86–$1,310.00 | 91% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB CT THORAX LOW DOSE LUNG CA SCREEN W/O CONTRAST | $143.75 | $1,668.00 | $55.86–$1,534.00 | 91% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB CT THORAX LOW DOSE LUNG CA SCREEN W/O CONTRAST | $143.75 | $1,668.00 | $54.48–$239.59 | 91% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR C- | $182.56 | $326.00 | $84.96–$282.68 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR C- | $182.56 | $326.00 | $84.96–$282.68 | 44% | — source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 CT LUNG SCREENING | $261.00 | $348.00 | $1.00–$158.88 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 CT LUNG SCREENING | $261.00 | $348.00 | $1.00–$158.88 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 CT LUNG SCREENING | $261.00 | $348.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR C- | $271.41 | $542.82 | $58.17–$328.20 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — | — source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 CT Lung Cancer Screening | $280.25 | $560.50 | $58.17–$420.38 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 CT LUNG SCREENING | $315.00 | $420.00 | $1.00–$155.94 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 CT THORAX LUNG CA SCR C- | $318.50 | $637.00 | $58.17–$1,248.00 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 CT LUNG SCREENING | $318.50 | $637.00 | $58.17–$477.75 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 CT Lung Cancer Screening | $348.65 | $697.30 | $58.17–$584.94 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 CT Lung Cancer Screening | $350.30 | $700.60 | $58.17–$490.42 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 CT LUNG SCREENING | $392.25 | $523.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 CT Lung Cancer Screening | $443.45 | $886.90 | $58.17–$684.95 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $102.00, median $182.56, highest $392.25 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $273.00. 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 13 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.