Lung cancer screening CT cost in Milwaukee, WI
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 14 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $328.60 to $595.72, with a median of $445.00. The lowest listed price is at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee and 1 other hospital — $116.40 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $359.45 at 66 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING | $328.60 | $620.00 | $84.64–$478.48 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING | $328.60 | $620.00 | $84.64–$478.48 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING | $328.60 | $620.00 | $84.64–$478.48 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING | $328.60 | $620.00 | $84.64–$478.48 | 47% | — source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE | $445.00 | $890.00 | $475.00–$1,700.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE | $445.00 | $890.00 | $475.00–$1,700.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE | $445.00 | $890.00 | $475.00–$1,700.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE | $445.00 | $890.00 | $475.00–$1,700.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE | $445.00 | $890.00 | $475.00–$1,700.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE | $445.00 | $890.00 | $475.00–$1,700.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE | $445.00 | $890.00 | $475.00–$1,700.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE | $445.00 | $890.00 | $475.00–$1,700.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING | $595.72 | $1,124.00 | $176.02–$876.72 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING | $595.72 | $1,124.00 | $176.02–$876.72 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING | $595.72 | $1,124.00 | $176.02–$876.72 | 47% | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING | $595.72 | $1,124.00 | $176.02–$876.72 | 47% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $328.60, median $445.00, highest $595.72 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $445.00. 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 14 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 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 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.