Lung cancer screening CT cost in Huntington, WV
In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $133.05 to $161.53, with a median of $155.96. The lowest listed price is at King's Daughters' Medical Center — $22.91 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $120.00 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 14, 2025 and Oct 14, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG CT LOW DOSE-LUNG | $133.05 | $332.61 | $73.63–$699.00 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 CT Lung Screening wo Contrast Scan 1 | $155.96 | $155.96 | $130.73–$155.96 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 zzCT Lung Screening wo Contrast | $155.96 | $155.96 | $130.73–$155.96 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 zzCT Low Dose Lung Cancer Screen w Ins | $161.53 | $161.53 | $135.39–$161.53 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 CT Lung Screening wo Contrast Scan 1 | $161.53 | $161.53 | $135.39–$161.53 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $133.05, median $155.96, highest $161.53 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $155.96. 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 1 of 3 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.