Lung cancer screening CT cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $49.60 to $577.50, with a median of $562.80. The lowest listed price is at Norton Hospitals — $513.20 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $577.50 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 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 Feb 11, 2026 and Sep 18, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Hospitals lowest Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN | $49.60 | $248.00 | $40.92–$1,044.38 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals lowest Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN | $49.60 | $248.00 | $40.92–$1,044.38 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals lowest Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN | $49.60 | $248.00 | $40.92–$1,044.38 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals lowest Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN | $49.60 | $248.00 | $40.92–$1,044.38 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals lowest Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN | $49.60 | $248.00 | $40.92–$1,044.38 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals lowest Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN | $49.60 | $248.00 | $40.92–$1,044.38 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN | $101.22 | $723.00 | $80.90–$632.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening | $162.00 | $270.00 | $52.16–$670.00 | 40% | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 CT LOW DOSE LUNG CA SCREENING | $562.80 | $938.00 | $21.01–$315.51 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 CT LOW DOSE LUNG CA SCREENING | $562.80 | $938.00 | $21.01–$315.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening | $577.50 | $770.00 | $69.30–$1,540.00 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening | $577.50 | $770.00 | $80.90–$2,128.00 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening | $577.50 | $770.00 | $84.70–$1,540.00 | 25% | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $49.60, median $562.80, highest $577.50 — a 11.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $101.22. 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 6 of 7 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.