Lung cancer screening CT cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $775.89 to $1,593.20, with a median of $921.57. The lowest listed price is at Elliot Hospital — $145.68 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $854.31 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 71271, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Hospital lowest Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Ct Thorax Lung Cancer Scr C- | $775.89 | $2,097.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC CT CHEST SCREENING LOW DOSE WOUT CONT | $921.57 | $2,363.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 CT LUNG SCREENING | $1,593.20 | $2,655.34 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $775.89, median $921.57, highest $1,593.20 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $921.57 — 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.