Scans and imaging CPT 71275 Outpatient

Chest CT angiogram cost in Charleston, SC

In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography of the chest (CTA), for blood clots in the lungs: from $1,072.50 to $2,172.95, with a median of $2,172.95. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $1,100.45 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $1,975.00 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 71275, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,072.50MUSC Medical Center
Median$2,172.95half pay less
Highest$2,172.95in this market
Difference2.0×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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.

median
Lowest $1,072.50Highest $2,172.95

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB CTA CHEST $1,072.50 $2,145.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC CT Angio Chest W & W/O Cont $2,172.95 $3,343.00 — 35% —
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Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC CT Angio Chest W & W/O Cont $2,172.95 $3,343.00 — 35% —
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Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC CT Angio Chest W & W/O Cont $2,172.95 $3,343.00 — 35% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC CT Angio Chest W & W/O Cont $2,172.95 $3,343.00 — 35% —
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Outpatient: lowest $1,072.50, median $2,172.95, highest $2,172.95 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $2,172.95. 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 chest CT angiogram images the blood vessels of the chest with contrast dye. It is the main test for a blood clot in the lungs (pulmonary embolism) and for problems of the aorta.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.