Leg CT scan cost in Bowling Green, KY
In Bowling Green, KY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for leg CT scan without contrast (hip to foot, any part) (one side of the body): from $826.20 to $6,146.38, with a median of $986.40. The lowest listed price is at The Medical Center at Scottsville — $160.20 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $1,197.60 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 73700, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Bowling Green, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical Center at Scottsville one side lowest Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 CT LOWER EXT W/O CON RIGHT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $826.20 | $1,377.00 | $247.10–$826.20 | 40% |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green one side Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 CT LOWER EXT W/O CON RIGHT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $986.40 | $1,644.00 | $275.80–$986.40 | 40% |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital one side Bowling Green, KY · (270) 793-1000 CT LOWER EXTRM W/O C RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,146.38 | $6,146.38 | $430.25–$5,531.74 | — |
One side of the body : lowest $826.20, median $986.40, highest $6,146.38 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $906.30. 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 0 of 3 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.