Lung cancer screening CT cost in Florence, AL — inpatient
In Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $817.00 to $817.00, with a median of $817.00. Across Alabama, the median is $214.40 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71271, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Keller Hospital lowest Sheffield, AL · (256) 386-4556 ANCHOR SWIFT LOCK 1192/ST JUDE | $817.00 | $817.00 | $204.25–$637.26 | — | — source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield, AL · (256) 386-4556 CT-SCREENING CT LUNG CANCER | $2,215.00 | $2,215.00 | $90.10–$1,727.70 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $817.00, median $817.00, highest $817.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $817.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.