Scans and imaging CPT 71271 Outpatient

Lung cancer screening CT cost in Malta, MT

In Malta, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $1,582.00 to $1,582.00, with a median of $1,582.00. Across Montana, the median is $455.40 at 11 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,582.00Phillips County Hospital Assn
Median$1,582.00half pay less
Highest$1,582.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta, MT · (406) 654-1100 CT CHEST SMOKER LOW DOSE $1,582.00 $1,582.00 — — —
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Outpatient: lowest $1,582.00, median $1,582.00, highest $1,582.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,582.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.