Lung cancer screening CT cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $37.18 to $1,186.65, with a median of $570.60. The lowest listed price is at AHN Wexford Hospital — $533.42 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $253.20 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 cities for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHN Wexford Hospital lowest Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 CHG COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $37.18 | $143.00 | $43.69–$339.88 | 74% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 CHG COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $38.61 | $143.00 | $43.69–$358.96 | 73% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CT CHEST SCREENING WO | $73.43 | $104.90 | $35.67–$916.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 LOW DOSE CT SCAN OF CHEST FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING | $120.00 | $240.00 | $38.35–$236.10 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 LOW DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCRN | $236.40 | $394.00 | $69.13–$361.34 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 LOW DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCRN | $536.40 | $894.00 | $69.13–$759.90 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 LOW DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCRN | $570.60 | $951.00 | $69.13–$808.35 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 LOW DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCRN | $636.60 | $1,061.00 | $69.69–$1,065.05 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC LOW DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCRN | $645.00 | $1,075.00 | $69.13–$989.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC LOW DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCRN | $645.60 | $1,076.00 | $69.13–$914.60 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 CT CHEST LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCREEN | $799.20 | $1,332.00 | $448.88–$1,038.96 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 CT LUNG CA SCREENING LOW DOSE | $799.20 | $1,332.00 | $358.31–$1,632.37 | 40% | — source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN WO CONTRAST | $1,084.10 | $1,465.00 | $58.44–$339.88 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN WO CONTRAST | $1,125.66 | $1,542.00 | $72.79–$358.96 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN WO CONTRAST | $1,186.65 | $1,465.00 | $47.75–$335.11 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $37.18, median $570.60, highest $1,186.65 — a 31.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $645.30. 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 12 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71271 ($298.17). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PACHG COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $27.17 | file |