Scans and imaging CPT 71271 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lung cancer screening CT cost in Shelby, MT — inpatient

In Shelby, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $79.30 to $79.30, with a median of $79.30. Across Montana, the median is $419.00 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71271, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$79.30Logan Health - Shelby
Median$79.30half pay less
Highest$79.30in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Shelby, MT.

median
Lowest $79.30Highest $1,044.71

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health - Shelby lowest Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 CT Lung Low Dose - Report $79.30 $122.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 CT Exam $1,044.71 $1,607.25 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $79.30, median $79.30, highest $79.30.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $79.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.