Lung cancer screening CT cost in Grand Rapids, MI — inpatient
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $382.00 to $820.00, with a median of $601.00. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital and 1 other hospital — $219.00 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $273.00 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 71271, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital lowest East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C | $382.00 | $382.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C | $382.00 | $382.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C | $382.00 | $382.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C | $820.00 | $820.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C | $820.00 | $820.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $382.00, median $601.00, highest $820.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $601.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.