Lung cancer screening CT cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 36 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $108.00 to $5,012.75, with a median of $312.00. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange — $204.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $356.06 at 181 hospitals.
- The median here, $312.00, is 18% below the US median of $380.16.
- That is 2.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Los Angeles, CA has the lowest median of 5 metro areas in California with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 7 of 36 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 36 facilities across 29 cities for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Oct 5, 2026.
Lowest$108.00Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange
Median$312.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,012.75in this market
Difference46.4×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
median
Lowest $108.00Highest $5,012.75
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $108.00 | $225.00 | — | 52% |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CA · (818) 502-1900 CT LUNG SCREEN LOW DOSE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $122.71 | $390.00 | $97.50–$1,641.00 | 69% |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA · (562) 799-3220 CT LUNG SCREENING File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $325.00 | — | 60% |
| West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 827-3000 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.00 | $404.50 | $86.98–$404.50 | 67% |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.00 | $404.50 | $86.98–$404.50 | 67% |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center Garden Grove, CA · (714) 537-5160 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.00 | $404.50 | $86.98–$404.50 | 67% |
| San Dimas Community Hospital San Dimas, CA · (909) 599-6811 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.00 | $531.70 | $86.98–$531.70 | 75% |
| St Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA · (310) 900-8900 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.00 | $961.92 | $86.98–$865.73 | 86% |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $143.52 | $299.00 | — | 52% |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 CT LUNG SCREEN LOW DOSE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $185.59 | $429.00 | $107.25–$1,691.00 | 57% |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $190.08 | $396.00 | — | 52% |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 CT LOW DOSE FOR LUNG CA SCREENING File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $234.15 | $234.15 | $133.24–$749.00 | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 CT LOW DOSE FOR LUNG CA SCREENING File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $234.15 | $234.15 | $133.24–$749.00 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 CT LOW DOSE FOR LUNG CA SCREENING File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $234.15 | $234.15 | $133.24–$730.00 | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 CT LOW DOSE FOR LUNG CA SCREENING File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $234.15 | $234.15 | $133.24–$749.00 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $369.95 | $1,057.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $410.90 | $1,174.00 | — | 65% |
| Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare Pomona, CA · (909) 596-7733 Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening File of Oct 5, 2026 · source file | $418.04 | $321.57 | $128.63–$437.34 | -30% |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $461.65 | $1,319.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $540.75 | $1,545.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $540.75 | $1,545.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,145.90 | $3,274.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,245.30 | $3,558.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,291.50 | $3,690.00 | — | 65% |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 CT-LUNG SCREEN LDCT W/O CONT File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $1,632.75 | $4,665.00 | $129.44–$4,665.00 | 65% |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,908.55 | $5,453.00 | — | 65% |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,909.25 | $1,909.25 | — | — |
| Catalina Island Medical Center Avalon, CA · (310) 510-0700 Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file | $2,520.00 | $3,600.00 | $101.47–$3,600.00 | 30% |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s)+4 more lines at this price File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $4,336.56 | $6,671.63 | $132.41–$4,200.53 | 35% |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,012.75 | $5,012.75 | — | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $108.00, median $312.00, highest $5,012.75 — a 46.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $312.00. 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 23 of 24 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.
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