Coronary CT angiography cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography of the heart arteries with contrast dye (coronary CTA), including calcium score: from $1,286.50 to $1,552.20, with a median of $1,552.20. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $265.70 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $1,530.60 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 75574, 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.
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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB CTA HEART W/3D IMAGE | $1,286.50 | $2,573.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Cta Heart W/WO Calcium | $1,552.20 | $2,388.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Cta Heart W/WO Calcium | $1,552.20 | $2,388.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Cta Heart W/WO Calcium | $1,552.20 | $2,388.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Cta Heart W/WO Calcium | $1,552.20 | $2,388.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,286.50, median $1,552.20, highest $1,552.20 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,552.20. 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
This code covers a CT scan of the heart with contrast dye to look for narrowing and plaque in the coronary arteries. Plaque analysis services such as Cleerly are built on this scan and may be billed separately.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan, contrast dye and the reading. Heart-rate medicine is sometimes needed before the scan.