Lung cancer screening CT cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $65.19 to $2,764.00, with a median of $383.74. The lowest price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority (Denver). The highest price is 42.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $383.74, is about the same as the US median of $380.16.
- That is 3.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Colorado ranks 25th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 18 of 42 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 71271. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$65.19Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$383.74half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,764.00in Colorado
Lowest saves$318.55vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR C- | $65.19 | $186.23 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO CT Screening Lung Scan | $129.75 | $173.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO LOW DOSE CT SCAN OF CHEST FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING | $144.50 | $289.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO CT LOW DOSE SCRN CA LUNG WO CNT | $151.64 | $454.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening | $163.80 | $273.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening | $175.57 | $270.10 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO CT LOW DOSE SCRN CA LUNG WO CNT | $176.61 | $454.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC CT Chest Low-Dose Scrn No Cont | $179.00 | $179.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling · Sterling, CO CT LOW DOSE SCRN CA LUNG WO CNT | $185.49 | $687.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON | $199.00 | $199.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON | $199.00 | $199.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening | $231.52 | $289.40 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON | $252.37 | $252.37 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON | $252.37 | $252.37 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Ct Lung Cancer Screening | $256.00 | $341.00 | — source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO CT Low Dose Lung Screening | $283.12 | $353.90 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON | $285.32 | $285.32 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON | $285.32 | $285.32 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON | $370.47 | $370.47 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) | $370.47 | $370.47 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) | $370.47 | $370.47 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Ct lung cancer screening | $397.00 | $397.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO CT LOW DOSE SCRN CA LUNG WO CNT | $409.45 | $687.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC CT LOW DOSE LUNG CA SCREEN W/O | $459.90 | $657.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening | $547.40 | $644.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON | $610.00 | $610.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC CT LOW DOSE LUNG CA SCREEN W/O | $639.80 | $914.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC LDCT FOR LUNG CA SCREEN - LDCT LUNG SCREENING | $663.00 | $1,326.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO LOWDOSE LUNG SCREENING | $675.20 | $1,688.00 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening | $678.30 | $798.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO LOW DOSE CT SCAN OF CHEST FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING | $729.12 | $1,302.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC LDCT FOR LUNG CA SCREEN | $934.98 | $934.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LDCT FOR LUNG CA SCREEN | $934.98 | $934.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LDCT FOR LUNG CA SCREEN | $934.98 | $934.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LDCT FOR LUNG CA SCREEN | $934.98 | $934.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LDCT FOR LUNG CA SCREEN | $934.98 | $934.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO LOWDOSE LUNG SCREENING | $938.10 | $1,563.50 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO CT Low Dose Lung Screening | $1,170.11 | $1,560.15 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING W/O CONTRAST | $1,782.66 | $2,228.32 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING W/O CONTRAST | $1,782.66 | $2,228.32 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING W/O CONTRAST | $1,782.66 | $2,228.32 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO LOW DOSE CT SCAN OF CHEST FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING | $2,764.00 | $2,764.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 16 | $65.19 | $370.47 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $663.00 | $798.99 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $675.20 | $806.65 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $459.90 | $594.51 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $144.50 | $161.75 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $2,764.00 | $2,764.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $129.75 | $129.75 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $1,782.66 | $1,782.66 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $176.61 | $176.61 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $409.45 | $409.45 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $1,782.66 | $1,782.66 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $678.30 | $678.30 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $151.64 | $151.64 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $256.00 | $256.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $231.52 | $231.52 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $397.00 | $397.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $1,782.66 | $1,782.66 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $163.80 | $163.80 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $283.12 | $283.12 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $175.57 | $175.57 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $547.40 | $547.40 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $185.49 | $185.49 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $1,170.11 | $1,170.11 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What lung cancer screening CT is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lung cancer screening CT explained.
Low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$216.45
- Alaska$292.32
- Arizona$139.20
- Arkansas$278.00
- California$356.06
- Connecticut$677.00
- Delaware$261.88
- District of Columbia$1,495.78, 2 hospitals
- Florida$728.50
- Georgia$251.46
- Hawaii$549.60
- Idaho$812.00
- Illinois$565.00
- Indiana$190.40
- Iowa$438.30
- Kansas$642.00
- Kentucky$487.21
- Louisiana$149.07
- Maine$245.50
- Maryland$164.37
- Massachusetts$470.50
- Michigan$349.48
- Minnesota$796.45
- Mississippi$178.50
- Missouri$452.97
- Montana$724.23
- Nebraska$620.00
- Nevada$415.00
- New Hampshire$745.79
- New Jersey$141.90
- New Mexico$425.00
- New York$435.00
- North Carolina$362.70
- North Dakota$747.04
- Ohio$294.53
- Oklahoma$398.60
- Oregon$296.64
- Pennsylvania$396.35
- Puerto Rico$1,750.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$373.00
- South Carolina$215.40
- South Dakota$878.40
- Tennessee$191.18
- Texas$240.33
- Utah$477.46
- Vermont$1,513.50
- Virginia$281.00
- Washington$236.78
- West Virginia$155.96
- Wisconsin$445.00
- Wyoming$412.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.