Lung cancer screening CT cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $108.45 to $1,243.00, with a median of $286.80. The lowest listed price is at Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta — $178.35 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $397.60 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 cities for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 2, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta lowest Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC CT, THX, LD FOR LC SCRN WO CON | $108.45 | $241.00 | $43.62–$910.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- | $133.00 | $531.70 | $86.98–$531.70 | 75% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- | $133.00 | $531.70 | $86.98–$531.70 | 75% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC CT, THX, LD FOR LC SCRN WO CON | $182.70 | $406.00 | $81.20–$2,364.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC CT, Thx, Ld for Lc Scrn WO Con | $273.60 | $273.60 | $86.98–$273.60 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC CT, Thx, Ld for Lc Scrn WO Con | $273.60 | $273.60 | $86.98–$273.60 | — | — source file |
| Hospital of Barstow Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening | $300.00 | $500.00 | $50.50–$1,143.98 | 40% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $312.00 | $600.00 | $126.00–$375.00 | 48% | — source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening | $1,243.00 | $6,485.00 | $131.77–$11,916.19 | 81% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $108.45, median $286.80, highest $1,243.00 — a 11.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 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 9 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.