Leg CT scan cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 26 hospitals list a cash price for leg CT scan without contrast (hip to foot, any part): from $182.14 to $6,750.00, with a median of $1,377.05. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $1,194.91 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $1,046.67 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 19 cities for code 73700, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Sep 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Chg CT Lower Extremity W/O Contrast Material source file | $182.14 | $404.75 | $125.29–$394.86 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chg CT Lower Extremity W/O Contrast Material source file | $215.26 | $478.36 | $125.29–$1,108.00 | 55% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC CT LOWER EXTREMITY WO CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $332.00 | $332.00 | — | — |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 CT; LWR EXTRM W/O CNTRST (RT)+1 more line at this price File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $376.60 | $538.00 | $81.05–$504.70 | 30% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC CT Scan Lower Extremity W/O Contrast source file | $490.00 | $700.00 | $112.51–$1,050.00 | 30% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC CT Scan-Lower Extremity-W/O Contrast source file | $528.50 | $1,057.00 | $95.93–$804.38 | 50% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 CT; LWR EXTRM W/O CNTRST (50) File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $753.20 | $1,076.00 | $81.05–$597.18 | 30% |
| Emerson Hospital one side Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 LOWER EXT LEFT WO CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $833.25 | $1,111.00 | $299.51–$1,111.00 | 25% |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 HC CT LOWER EXTREMITY WO CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $950.00 | $950.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC CT LOWER EXTREMITY WO CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,176.00 | $1,176.00 | — | — |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chg CT Lower Extremity W/O Contrast Material source file | $1,251.90 | $2,782.00 | $106.81–$2,364.70 | 55% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC CT Scan Lower Extremity W/O Contrast source file | $1,278.20 | $1,826.00 | $98.59–$2,739.00 | 30% |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA · (617) 722-3000 CT LOWER EXTREMITY W/O DYE source file | $1,332.30 | $1,332.30 | $112.08–$817.41 | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC CT LOWER EXTREMITY WO CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,338.00 | $1,338.00 | — | — |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC CT Scan Lower Extremity W/O Contrast source file | $1,416.10 | $2,023.00 | $98.59–$3,034.50 | 30% |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC CT LOWER EXTREMITY WO CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,445.00 | $1,445.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 HC CT LOWER EXTREMITY WO CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,517.00 | $1,517.00 | — | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC CT LOWER EXTREMITY WO CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,540.00 | $1,540.00 | — | — |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Lower Extrem Without Contrast source file | $1,973.00 | $1,973.00 | $139.08–$1,973.00 | — |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC CT LOWER EXTREMITY WO CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,226.00 | $2,226.00 | — | — |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC CT LOWER EXTREMITY WO CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,458.00 | $2,458.00 | — | — |
| Exeter Hospital Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 HC CT LOWER EXTREMITY WO CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,252.00 | $3,252.00 | — | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital one side Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 CT LOWER EXTRM W/O C RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,707.00 | $6,707.00 | $276.33–$6,371.65 | — |
| Dover Emergency Room one side Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 CT LOWER EXTRM W/O C LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,707.00 | $6,707.00 | $276.33–$6,371.65 | — |
| Seabrook Emergency one side Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 CT LOWER EXTRM W/O C LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,707.00 | $6,707.00 | $276.33–$6,371.65 | — |
| Plaistow Fser one side Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 CT LOWER EXTRM W/O C RT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,749.00 | $6,749.00 | $208.54–$6,411.55 | — |
| Parkland Medical Center one side Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 CT LOWER EXTRM W/O C RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,750.00 | $6,750.00 | $208.57–$6,412.50 | — |
| Plaistow Fser one side Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 CT LOWER EXTRM W/O C LT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,750.00 | $6,750.00 | $208.57–$6,412.50 | — |
| Emerson Hospital both sides Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 LOWER EXT BILAT WITHOUT CONTRA File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $1,249.50 | $1,666.00 | $299.51–$1,666.00 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $182.14, median $1,377.05, highest $6,750.00 — a 37.1× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,249.50, median $1,249.50, highest $1,249.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $1,265.05. 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 9 of 16 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 leg CT without contrast makes cross-section pictures of part of the leg, such as the knee, ankle or foot bones. It is used for complex fractures, planning surgery and when an X-ray is unclear.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.