Lung cancer screening CT cost in Waco, TX
In Waco, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $240.33 to $666.45, with a median of $453.39. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest — $213.06 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $231.00 at 84 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Jun 13, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Waco, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest lowest Waco, TX · (254) 202-2000 HC CT LUNG SCREEN LOW DOSE | $240.33 | $400.55 | $99.77–$1,856.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Providence Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 CT LD LUNG CANCER SCREEN | $666.45 | $1,851.25 | $80.90–$1,004.91 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 CT LD LUNG CANCER SCREEN | $666.45 | $1,851.25 | $80.90–$1,004.91 | 64% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $240.33, median $453.39, highest $666.45 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $453.39. 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 2 of 2 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.