Lung cancer screening CT cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 18 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $98.00 to $3,498.81, with a median of $336.05. The lowest listed price is at Providence Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $238.05 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $452.97 at 58 hospitals.
- The median here, $336.05, is 12% below the US median of $380.16.
- That is 3.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Kansas City, MO has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Missouri with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 9 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 13 cities for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Medical Center lowest Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $98.00 | $422.36 | $59.96–$422.36 | 77% |
| Saint John Hospital lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $98.00 | $422.36 | $59.96–$422.36 | 77% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $104.00 | $327.00 | $59.96–$327.00 | 68% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 CT Exam 1 File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $126.50 | $230.00 | $94.88–$969.00 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 CT Exam 1 File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $126.50 | $230.00 | $94.88–$969.00 | 45% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 Low Dose Lung Screen File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $211.40 | $302.00 | $39.26–$409.57 | 30% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 CT CHEST-NODULE SCREENING File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $244.67 | $349.52 | $104.71–$297.09 | 30% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 CT Low Dose Lung Screen File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $273.70 | $391.00 | $50.83–$409.57 | 30% |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $286.27 | $286.27 | $37.22–$229.02 | — |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $295.00 | $1,059.00 | $295.46–$864.14 | 72% |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $377.10 | $377.10 | $49.02–$301.68 | — |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 CT Lung Cancer Screening File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $434.71 | $1,499.00 | $93.38–$1,474.00 | 71% |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $458.84 | $458.84 | $59.65–$458.84 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $510.29 | $510.29 | $66.34–$459.26 | — |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $702.84 | $702.84 | $91.37–$632.56 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $726.21 | $726.21 | $94.41–$617.28 | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC LDCT FOR LUNG CA SCREEN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,035.75 | $2,035.75 | — | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC LDCT FOR LUNG CA SCREEN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,035.75 | $2,035.75 | — | — |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,498.81 | $3,498.81 | $182.03–$3,498.81 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $98.00, median $336.05, highest $3,498.81 — a 35.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $269.84. 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 9 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.