Scans and imaging CPT 71271 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lung cancer screening CT cost in Kalispell, MT — inpatient

In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $79.30 to $79.30, with a median of $79.30. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health - Whitefish and 1 other hospital. Across Montana, the median is $419.00 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 71271, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$79.30Logan Health - Whitefish + 1 more
Median$79.30half pay less
Highest$79.30in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Kalispell, MT.

median
Lowest $79.30Highest $914.06

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health - Whitefish lowest Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR C- $79.30 $122.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR C- $79.30 $122.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 CT THORAX LUNG CX SCRN W/O CON $515.29 $792.75 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 CT THORAX LUNG CX SCRN W/O CON $914.06 $1,406.25 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $79.30, median $79.30, highest $79.30.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $79.30 — 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.