Coronary calcium score CT cost in Boston, MA — inpatient
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 6 hospitals list a cash price for CT of the heart without contrast dye to measure coronary calcium as an inpatient: from $68.00 to $599.20, with a median of $186.90. The lowest listed price is at Cambridge Health Alliance — $118.90 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $176.46 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 75571, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Health Alliance lowest Cambridge, MA HC CT Hrt W/O Dye W/Ca Test | $68.00 | $68.00 | $43.25–$1,071.00 | — | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC CT,Heart;W/Ocm;Cor Cal | $81.62 | $181.38 | $23.88–$1,108.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC CT,Heart;W/Ocm;Cor Cal | $138.60 | $308.00 | $88.91–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC CT Hrt W/O Dye W/Ca Score | $235.20 | $336.00 | $49.94–$1,841.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC CT Hrt W/O Dye W/Ca Score | $261.80 | $374.00 | $98.21–$405.05 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC CT Hrt W/O Dye W/Ca Score | $599.20 | $856.00 | $48.92–$1,948.00 | 30% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $68.00, median $186.90, highest $599.20 — a 8.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $186.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 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 coronary calcium score CT is a quick scan of the heart that measures calcium deposits in the heart's arteries, a sign of plaque. The result, a calcium score, helps estimate heart disease risk in people without symptoms. No contrast dye or IV is used.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and the calcium score calculation. The reading by a radiologist or cardiologist may be billed separately.