Scans and imaging CPT 71271 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lung cancer screening CT cost in Richmond, KY — inpatient

In Richmond-Berea, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $127.80 to $127.80, with a median of $127.80. Across Kentucky, the median is $577.50 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71271, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$127.80Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital
Median$127.80half pay less
Highest$127.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont $127.80 $213.00 — 40% —
source file

Inpatient: lowest $127.80, median $127.80, highest $127.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $352.65 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.