Lung cancer screening CT cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 21 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $73.43 to $1,186.65, with a median of $636.60. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington — $563.17 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $396.35 at 96 hospitals.
- The median here, $636.60, is 67% above the US median of $380.16.
- That is 6.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 16 cities for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CT CHEST SCREENING WO File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $73.43 | $104.90 | $35.67–$916.00 | 30% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 LOW DOSE CT SCAN OF CHEST FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $240.00 | $38.35–$236.10 | 50% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 CT LUNG SCREENING,NON LUNG CENTER+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $157.20 | $262.00 | $99.40–$286.58 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 CT SCREENING LDCT NON-LUNG CENTER+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $157.20 | $262.00 | $99.40–$286.58 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 CT LUNG SCREENING,NON LONG CENTER+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $157.20 | $262.00 | $113.74–$1,604.63 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA CT Lung Ca Screen+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $219.80 | $314.00 | $58.72–$329.70 | 30% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 LOW DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCRN File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $236.40 | $394.00 | $69.13–$361.34 | 40% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR C File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $466.20 | $1,554.00 | $80.72–$1,554.00 | 70% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 LOW DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCRN File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $536.40 | $894.00 | $69.13–$759.90 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 LOW DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCRN File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $570.60 | $951.00 | $69.13–$808.35 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 LOW DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCRN File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $636.60 | $1,061.00 | $69.69–$1,065.05 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC LOW DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCRN File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $1,075.00 | $69.13–$989.00 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC LOW DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCRN File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $645.60 | $1,076.00 | $69.13–$914.60 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 CT CHEST LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCREEN File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $799.20 | $1,332.00 | $448.88–$1,038.96 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 CT LUNG CA SCREENING LOW DOSE File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $799.20 | $1,332.00 | $358.31–$1,632.37 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN WO CONTRAST File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,068.76 | $1,388.00 | $66.17–$323.18 | 23% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN WO CONTRAST File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,082.64 | $1,388.00 | $58.44–$1,264.89 | 22% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN WO CONTRAST File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,082.64 | $1,388.00 | $65.82–$321.99 | 22% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN WO CONTRAST File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,125.66 | $1,542.00 | $72.79–$358.96 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN WO CONTRAST File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,171.92 | $1,542.00 | $71.58–$356.58 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN WO CONTRAST File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,186.65 | $1,465.00 | $47.75–$335.11 | 19% |
Outpatient: lowest $73.43, median $636.60, highest $1,186.65 — a 16.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $640.80. 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 16 of 21 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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