Lung cancer screening CT cost in Virginia Beach, VA
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 11 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $175.50 to $427.60, with a median of $175.50. The lowest listed price is at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital and 5 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $281.00 at 62 hospitals.
- The median here, $175.50, is 54% below the US median of $380.16.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Virginia Beach, VA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Virginia with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 16, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 11, 2026 and Jul 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital lowest Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Ct Self-Pay Lung Ca Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.50 | $351.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital lowest Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Ct Self-Pay Lung Ca Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.50 | $351.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital lowest Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Ct Self-Pay Lung Ca Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.50 | $351.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital lowest Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Ct Self-Pay Lung Ca Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.50 | $351.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital lowest Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Ct Self-Pay Lung Ca Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.50 | $351.00 | — | 50% |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery lowest Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Ct Self-Pay Lung Ca Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.50 | $351.00 | — | 50% |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.20 | $442.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.20 | $442.00 | — | 40% |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC CT Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.20 | $442.00 | — | 40% |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc Ct Chest Screening Low Dose Wout Cont File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $368.78 | $614.64 | — | 40% |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Ct Thorax Lung Cancer Scr C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $421.00 | $842.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Ct Thorax Lung Cancer Scr C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $421.00 | $842.00 | — | 50% |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Ct Thorax Lung Cancer Scr C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $421.00 | $842.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Ct Thorax Lung Cancer Scr C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $421.00 | $842.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Ct Thorax Lung Cancer Scr C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $421.00 | $842.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Ct Thorax Lung Cancer Scr C- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $421.00 | $842.00 | — | 50% |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield, VA CT Thorax Low Dose Cancer Scr W/O Contrast File of Mar 11, 2026 · source file | $427.60 | $855.19 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $175.50, median $175.50, highest $427.60 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $175.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What lung cancer screening CT is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lung cancer screening CT explained.