Lung cancer screening CT cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $281.00 to $1,899.00, with a median of $281.00. The lowest listed price is at Tricities Hospital and 5 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $281.00 at 62 hospitals.
- The median here, $281.00, is 26% below the US median of $380.16.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Richmond, VA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Virginia by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 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 Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tricities Hospital lowest Prince George, VA · (804) 541-1600 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $281.00 | $281.00 | $53.39–$535.50 | — |
| Parham Doctors Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 289-4500 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $281.00 | $281.00 | $53.39–$252.90 | — |
| Retreat Doctors Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 289-4500 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $281.00 | $281.00 | $53.39–$252.90 | — |
| Henrico Doctors Hospital - Forest lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 289-4500 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $281.00 | $281.00 | $53.39–$252.90 | — |
| Chippenham Hospital lowest Chesterfield, VA · (804) 483-0000 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $281.00 | $281.00 | $53.39–$252.90 | — |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 483-0000 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $281.00 | $281.00 | $53.39–$252.90 | — |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $313.20 | $522.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $313.20 | $522.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $313.20 | $522.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $313.20 | $522.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,899.00 | $6,330.00 | — | 70% |
Outpatient: lowest $281.00, median $281.00, highest $1,899.00 — a 6.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $301.80. 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 1 of 6 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 lung cancer screening CT is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lung cancer screening CT explained.