Scans and imaging CPT 71260 Utah Outpatient

Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Utah

In Utah, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye: from $1,451.03 to $1,784.78, with a median of $1,617.91. The lowest price is at University of Utah Hospital and Clinics (Salt Lake City). The highest price is 1.2× 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 25, 2026.

Lowest$1,451.03University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Median$1,617.91half pay less
Highest$1,784.78in Utah
Lowest saves$166.88vs the median

Hospitals in Utah, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
University of Utah Hospital and Clinics lowest Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT CT Thorax, Diagnostic, W Contrast $1,451.03 $2,072.90 —
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Mountain West Medical Center Tooele · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT CT scan of chest with contrast $1,784.78 $2,974.64 Sep 17, 2026
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 2 $1,451.03 $1,617.90

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.