Lung cancer screening CT cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $108.45 to $2,380.00, with a median of $312.00. The lowest listed price is at Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta — $203.55 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $356.06 at 181 hospitals.
- The median here, $312.00, is 18% below the US median of $381.00.
- That is 2.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Riverside, CA ranks 2nd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 15 cities for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta lowest Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC CT, THX, LD FOR LC SCRN WO CON File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $108.45 | $241.00 | $43.62–$910.00 | 55% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.00 | $531.70 | $86.98–$531.70 | 75% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.00 | $531.70 | $86.98–$531.70 | 75% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 CT LUNG SCREEN LOW DOSE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $149.44 | $454.00 | $113.50–$2,322.00 | 67% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC CT, THX, LD FOR LC SCRN WO CON File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $182.70 | $406.00 | $81.20–$2,364.00 | 55% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 CT LUNG SCREEN LOW DOSE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $244.97 | $630.00 | $131.79–$1,104.00 | 61% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC CT, Thx, Ld for Lc Scrn WO Con+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $273.60 | $273.60 | $86.98–$273.60 | — |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $300.00 | $500.00 | $50.50–$1,143.98 | 40% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $412.25 | $412.25 | $61.84–$705.07 | — |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CA · (909) 335-5500 Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $475.68 | $1,982.00 | $114.29–$1,783.80 | 76% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 LOW DOSE CT SCAN OF CHEST FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $684.87 | $3,424.36 | $127.11–$931.00 | 80% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR C- File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $708.84 | $3,544.22 | $127.11–$931.00 | 80% |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $1,243.00 | $6,485.00 | $131.77–$11,916.19 | 81% |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 CT LDCT CHEST WITHOUT File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $1,504.40 | $3,761.00 | $1,692.45–$3,196.85 | 60% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC CT THORAX W/O CONT LOW DOSE File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $2,380.00 | $2,380.00 | $131.79–$1,725.50 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $108.45, median $312.00, highest $2,380.00 — a 21.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $292.80. 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 15 of 18 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.
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