Coronary calcium score CT cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 17 hospitals list a cash price for CT of the heart without contrast dye to measure coronary calcium: from $29.16 to $2,087.25, with a median of $99.58. The lowest listed price is at Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital — $70.42 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $237.25 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 75571, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital lowest Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 CT Cardiac Scoring+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.16 | $108.00 | $31.43–$552.04 | 73% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB CT HEART W/O CONT W/EVAL COR C File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $65.00 | $130.00 | — | 50% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB CT HEART W/O CONT W/EVAL COR C File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $65.00 | $130.00 | — | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC CT CARDIAC SCORING File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $99.58 | $199.15 | $19.92–$1,023.10 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC CT CARDIAC SCORING File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $99.58 | $199.15 | $19.92–$1,023.10 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC CT CARDIAC SCORING File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $99.58 | $199.15 | $25.89–$1,023.10 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC CT CARDIAC SCORING File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $99.58 | $199.15 | $29.71–$1,023.10 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC CT CARDIAC SCORING+1 more line at this price File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $99.58 | $199.15 | $29.71–$1,023.10 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC CT CARDIAC SCORING File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $99.58 | $199.15 | $22.46–$1,020.00 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC CT CARDIAC SCORING File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $99.58 | $199.15 | $29.79–$1,020.00 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC CT CARDIAC SCORING File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $99.58 | $199.15 | $24.44–$1,023.10 | 50% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 CT Cardiac Calcium Scoring File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $118.53 | $439.00 | $100.57–$878.00 | 73% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 HC CT HRT WO CNTRST W CA TEST+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $186.57 | $691.00 | $83.75–$1,323.00 | 73% |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CT HEART WO CONT EVAL CORON CALC File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $407.00 | $407.00 | $61.25–$1,063.00 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CT HEART WO CONT EVAL CORON CALC File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $407.00 | $407.00 | $61.25–$1,063.00 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CT HEART WO CONT EVAL CORON CALC File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $407.00 | $407.00 | $61.25–$1,063.00 | — |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 CT CARD SCORING WO CONT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,087.25 | $2,783.00 | $27.78–$2,115.08 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 CT CARD SCORING WO CONT File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $2,087.25 | $2,783.00 | $27.78–$2,115.08 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $29.16, median $99.58, highest $2,087.25 — a 71.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $99.58. 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 15 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.