Lung cancer screening CT cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $116.00 to $154.20, with a median of $135.10. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $19.10 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $135.10 at 2 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- | $116.00 | $404.50 | $80.70–$384.28 | 71% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) | $154.20 | $257.00 | $284.20 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $116.00, median $135.10, highest $154.20 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.