Lung cancer screening CT cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 9 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $61.18 to $128.29, with a median of $82.66. The lowest listed price is at Banner Gateway Medical Center — $21.48 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $97.75 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 8 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 Mar 2, 2026 and Jun 28, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Gateway Medical Center lowest Gilbert, AZ · (480) 543-2000 CT LOW DOSE SCRN CA LUNG WO CNT | $61.18 | $467.00 | $79.00–$1,238.00 | 87% | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ · (623) 832-4000 CT LOW DOSE SCRN CA LUNG WO CNT | $74.25 | $467.00 | $79.00–$1,126.00 | 84% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ · (520) 381-6300 CT LOW DOSE SCRN CA LUNG WO CNT | $77.06 | $467.00 | $79.00–$885.00 | 83% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 CT LOW DOSE SCRN CA LUNG WO CNT | $77.52 | $467.00 | $79.00–$1,126.00 | 83% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ · (480) 733-3300 CT LOW DOSE SCRN CA LUNG WO CNT | $82.66 | $467.00 | $79.00–$1,126.00 | 82% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ · (480) 394-4000 CT LOW DOSE SCRN CA LUNG WO CNT | $84.53 | $467.00 | $79.00–$1,126.00 | 82% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 865-4470 CT LOW DOSE SCRN CA LUNG WO CNT | $90.13 | $467.00 | $72.99–$1,126.00 | 81% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 256-7000 CT LOW DOSE SCRN CA LUNG WO CNT | $123.76 | $467.00 | $79.00–$1,126.00 | 73% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $128.29 | $1,700.00 | $79.00–$780.00 | 92% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $61.18, median $82.66, highest $128.29 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $80.09. 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 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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.