Scans and imaging CPT 71260 Montana Outpatient

Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Montana

In Montana, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye: from $160.98 to $2,725.60, with a median of $1,647.12. The lowest price is at Great Falls Clinic Hospital (Great Falls). The highest price is 16.9× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 71260. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$160.98Great Falls Clinic Hospital
Median$1,647.12half pay less
Highest$2,725.60in Montana
Lowest saves$1,486.14vs the median

Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Great Falls Clinic Hospital lowest Great Falls · Great Falls, MT CT THORAX DX C+ $160.98 $160.98 —
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St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT CT SCAN - BODY SCAN $1,072.53 $1,261.80 —
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Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST $1,621.60 $2,027.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT CT scan of chest with contrast $1,638.75 $1,725.00 Jun 12, 2026
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Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT CT scan of chest with contrast $1,655.48 $2,207.30 Jul 20, 2026
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St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST $1,866.40 $2,333.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC CT THORAX DIAGNOSTIC WITH CONTRAST $2,011.20 $2,514.00 Nov 19, 2024
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Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC CT THORAX DIAGNOSTIC WITH CONTRAST $2,725.60 $3,407.00 Nov 19, 2024
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Bozeman, MT 2 $2,011.20 $2,368.40
Anaconda, MT 1 $1,655.48 $1,655.48
Dillon, MT 1 $1,638.75 $1,638.75
Great Falls, MT 1 $160.98 $160.98
Helena, MT 1 $1,072.53 $1,072.53
Missoula, MT 1 $1,866.40 $1,866.40
Polson, MT 1 $1,621.60 $1,621.60

What it is

A chest CT with contrast uses X-rays and dye injected into a vein to make detailed pictures of the lungs, blood vessels, lymph nodes and other chest tissues. It is used to look at masses, enlarged lymph nodes, infections and for cancer staging.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan; the contrast agent may appear as a separate line on some bills. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.

Diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.