Lung cancer screening CT cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 26 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $112.50 to $700.00, with a median of $273.00. The lowest listed price is at VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan — $160.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $349.48 at 88 hospitals.
- The median here, $273.00, is 28% below the US median of $380.16.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Detroit, MI has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Michigan with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 9 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 19 cities for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 CT LUNG SCREENING File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $112.50 | $150.00 | — | 25% |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB CT THORAX LOW DOSE LUNG CA SCREEN W/O CONTRAST File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $143.75 | $1,668.00 | $54.48–$239.59 | 91% |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB CT THORAX LOW DOSE LUNG CA SCREEN W/O CONTRAST File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $143.75 | $1,668.00 | $55.86–$1,592.00 | 91% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi, MI · (248) 849-3000 CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR C- File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $182.56 | $326.00 | $84.96–$282.68 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR C- File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $182.56 | $326.00 | $84.96–$282.68 | 44% |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 CT LUNG SCREENING+1 more line at this price File of Aug 20, 2026 · source file | $261.00 | $348.00 | $1.00–$158.88 | 25% |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 CT LUNG SCREENING File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $261.00 | $348.00 | — | 25% |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR C- File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $271.41 | $542.82 | $58.17–$328.20 | 50% |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 HC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI · (248) 898-5400 HC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills, MI · (248) 471-8000 HC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn, MI · (313) 593-7125 HC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 CT Lung Cancer Screening File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $280.25 | $560.50 | $58.17–$420.38 | 50% |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 CT LUNG SCREENING File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $315.00 | $420.00 | $1.00–$155.94 | 25% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 CT LUNG SCREENING+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $318.50 | $637.00 | $58.17–$1,248.00 | 50% |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 CT Lung Cancer Screening File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $348.65 | $697.30 | $58.17–$584.94 | 50% |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 CT Lung Cancer Screening File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $350.30 | $700.60 | $58.17–$490.42 | 50% |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 CT LUNG SCREENING File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $392.25 | $523.00 | — | 25% |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 CT Lung Cancer Screening File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $443.45 | $886.90 | $58.17–$684.95 | 50% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC CT Thorax Low Dose for Lung Screening Without Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $488.80 | $752.00 | $58.40–$752.00 | 35% |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC CT Thorax Low Dose for Lung Screening Without Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $488.80 | $752.00 | $57.25–$752.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC CT Thorax Low Dose for Lung Screening Without Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $488.80 | $752.00 | $57.25–$752.00 | 35% |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield, MI CT THORAX LOW DOSE W/O File of May 8, 2026 · source file | $700.00 | $700.00 | $91.88–$102.09 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $112.50, median $273.00, highest $700.00 — a 6.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 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 12 of 15 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 lung cancer screening CT is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lung cancer screening CT explained.