How much does CT chest, without contrast cost in Texas?
CPT 71250 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
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71250 CT chest, without contrast
Ask to pay
$2,384
This is the local cash / self-pay price — usually the best rate you can ask for.
Typical
$2,384
Ask $2,384
$104 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $17,587
What Medicare paysⓘ
no data
Typical price near you
$2,384
Cash / self-pay price
$2,384
Prices near you — 74 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) lowest | Hospital | $104cash | — | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $104cash | — | — |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $301cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $378negotiated | — | — |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $378cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $378cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $459cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | Hospital | $575cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $798cash | — | — |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $940cash | — | — |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $1,088cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $1,088cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $1,088cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $1,167cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $1,176cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $1,252cash | — | — |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $1,252cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $1,347cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $1,474cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $1,474cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $1,484cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $1,630cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $1,680cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $1,680cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $1,680cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $2,168cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $2,384cash | — | — |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $2,537cash | — | — |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $2,537cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $2,564cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $2,691cash | — | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $2,732cash | — | — |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $2,797cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $2,797cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $2,966cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $3,131cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $3,459cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $3,633cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $3,843cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $3,848cash | — | — |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $4,045cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $4,260cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) | Hospital | $5,597cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $5,645cash | — | — |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville | Hospital | $5,977cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $6,686cash | — | — |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) | Hospital | $6,686cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $6,686cash | — | — |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $6,686cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen | Hospital | $6,762cash | — | — |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $6,918cash | — | — |
| Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $7,046cash | — | — |
| St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $7,046cash | — | — |
| North Central Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $7,046cash | — | — |
| Medical City Fort Worth gross charge | Hospital | $8,002cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) gross charge | Hospital | $9,461cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $12,982cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $17,587cash | — | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 4 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- No Medicare benchmark on file for 71250 (CT chest, without contrast) — I can't anchor to Medicare here. Please send your pricing methodology for this code.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 71250 is $2,383.80, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $1,441.84–$3,897.00. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 71250 cost in Texas?
For CT chest, without contrast (CPT 71250) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $2,384, with hospitals ranging from $1,442 to $3,897 across 74 facilities. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does CT chest, without contrast cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for CT chest, without contrast (CPT 71250) in Texas is around $2,384, with hospital prices ranging from $1,442 to $3,897 across 74 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
Can I negotiate the price of CT chest, without contrast?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.