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CT Scan of Chest with Contrast Cost in Missouri
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 97 Missouri hospitals. CPT 71260. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $1,364
📉 Low $67.90
📈 High $14,128
🏥 97 hospitals
🏛️ 72 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $156
Hospital comparison — Missouri
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 97 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | BCBS | Cigna | Humana | MultiPlan | Centene | First Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTER SIKESTON |
$67.90 | $216 | $69.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY PRIMARY CARE - MALDEN MALDEN |
$67.90 | $216 | $69.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY PRIMARY CARE - BLOOMFIELD NORTH BLOOMFIELD |
$67.90 | $216 | $69.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY PRIMARY CARE - STODDARD DEXTER |
$67.90 | $216 | $69.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY WALMART CLINIC DEXTER |
$67.90 | $216 | $69.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY PRIMARY CARE - POPLAR BLUFF POPLAR BLUFF |
$67.90 | $216 | $69.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY PRIMARY CARE - NEW MADRID NEW MADRID |
$67.90 | $216 | $69.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY PRIMARY CARE - BERNIE BERNIE |
$67.90 | $216 | $69.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IRON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER PILOT KNOB |
$99.00 | $319 | $37.40 | $37.40 | $54.56 | $37.40 | — | $34.10 | — |
| BATES COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BUTLER |
$112 | $51.82 | $51.82 | $51.82 | $51.82 | $51.82 | — | $51.82 | — |
| CARROLL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CARROLLTON |
$130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COX BARTON COUNTY HOSPITAL LAMAR |
$153 | $32.00 | $62.80 | — | $56.00 | $27.00 | $80.00 | $28.35 | $90.00 |
| ST. MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER BLUE SPRINGS |
$174 | $101 | $175 | $280 | $175 | — | — | — | — |
| ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER KANSAS CITY |
$174 | $101 | $175 | $240 | $175 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL LINCOLN TROY |
$181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ELLETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NORTH OHIO AVENUE APPLETON CITY |
$211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL PERRY PERRYVILLE |
$231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CITIZENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOLIVAR |
$236 | $83.00 | $75.00 | — | $80.00 | $85.00 | — | $193 | — |
| MOSAIC MEDICAL CENTER ALBANY ALBANY |
$246 | $147 | $147 | $63.15 | $218 | $1,596 | $246 | $220 | — |
| MOSAIC MEDICAL CENTER - ST. JOSEPH ST. JOSEPH |
$246 | $45.51 | $45.51 | $62.61 | $255 | — | $210 | $279 | — |
| MOSAIC MEDICAL CENTER MARYVILLE MARYVILLE |
$246 | $73.98 | $147 | $58.87 | $203 | — | $74.16 | $147 | — |
| NEVADA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NEVADA |
$394 | $27.00 | $35.00 | $52.00 | — | $28.00 | — | — | — |
| CASS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HARRISONVILLE |
$587 | $211 | $507 | $252 | $109 | $404 | $705 | $343 | — |
| UNIVERSITY HEALTH TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER HOLMES KANSAS CITY |
$593 | $100 | $100 | $97.70 | $441 | $100 | $73.00 | $114 | $294 |
| UNIVERSITY HEALTH LAKEWOOD MEDICAL CENTER LEES SUMMIT ROAD KANSAS CITY |
$593 | $100 | $100 | $97.70 | $441 | $162 | $73.00 | $114 | — |
| COX MEDICAL CENTER BRANSON BRANSON |
$662 | $50.00 | $85.00 | $100 | $55.00 | $187 | $87.00 | — | — |
| COX MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH SPRINGFIELD |
$735 | $22.00 | $49.50 | — | $55.00 | $175 | $75.00 | — | $92.00 |
| LAKE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM OSAGE BEACH |
$780 | $68.80 | $75.00 | — | $70.00 | — | — | $252 | — |
| LIBERTY HOSPITAL LIBERTY |
$836 | $167 | $176 | $57.32 | $395 | $179 | — | $223 | — |
| PIKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GEORGIA STREET LOUSIANA |
$878 | $1,097 | $1,097 | $1,097 | $1,097 | — | — | $1,097 | — |
| COX MONETT HOSPITAL MONETT |
$889 | $22.00 | $80.50 | — | $55.00 | $22.00 | $75.00 | $23.00 | $92.00 |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL POTOSI |
$894 | $656 | — | — | $978 | $1,073 | — | $488 | — |
| ST. LOUIS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ST LOUIS |
$917 | $173 | $173 | $173 | $755 | $173 | $1,146 | — | $1,135 |
| BARNES-JEWISH WEST COUNTY HOSPITAL ST LOUIS |
$926 | $176 | $176 | $176 | $597 | $176 | $1,157 | — | $1,146 |
| MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER ST. LOUIS |
$926 | $176 | $176 | $176 | $597 | $176 | $1,157 | — | $1,146 |
| PROGRESS WEST HOSPITAL O'FALLON |
$926 | $176 | $176 | $176 | $597 | $176 | $1,157 | — | $1,146 |
| BARNES-JEWISH ST. PETERS HOSPITAL ST. PETERS |
$926 | $176 | $176 | $176 | $597 | $176 | $1,157 | — | $1,146 |
| CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS |
$926 | $176 | $176 | $176 | $597 | $176 | $1,157 | — | $1,146 |
| MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTH ST. LOUIS |
$951 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOONE HOSPITAL CENTER COLUMBIA |
$960 | $176 | $181 | $179 | — | $179 | — | $184 | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL - LAKE SAINT LOUIS LAKE ST. LOUIS |
$1,019 | $357 | — | $167 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL-WENTZVILLE WENTZVILLE |
$1,019 | $357 | — | $167 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER -SAINT CHARLES ST. CHARLES |
$1,019 | $357 | — | $167 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL ST LOUIS ST. LOUIS |
$1,019 | $357 | — | $167 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH DEPAUL HOSPITAL - ST. LOUIS BRIDGETON |
$1,019 | $357 | — | $167 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. CLARE HOSPITAL - FENTON FENTON |
$1,019 | $357 | — | $167 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL - JEFFERSON CITY JEFFERSON CITY |
$1,059 | $402 | — | $333 | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BETHANY |
$1,072 | $169 | $205 | $157 | $147 | $169 | $147 | $169 | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL CARTHAGE CARTHAGE |
$1,251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARKLAND HEALTH CENTER - BONNE TERRE BONNE TERRE |
$1,272 | $188 | $188 | $188 | $1,291 | $188 | $1,590 | — | $1,575 |
| MISSOURI BAPTIST HOSPITAL SULLIVAN BOONVILLE |
$1,272 | $475 | $466 | $248 | $1,291 | $471 | $1,590 | — | $1,575 |
| MERCY HOSPITAL STODDARD DEXTER |
$1,301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL WASHINGTON WASHINGTON |
$1,364 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WRIGHT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TRENTON |
$1,408 | $531 | $1,935 | $531 | $531 | $1,971 | — | — | $1,933 |
| HEDRICK MEDICAL CENTER CHILLICOTHE |
$1,408 | $531 | $1,994 | $531 | $531 | $2,198 | — | — | $2,179 |
| SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MACON |
$1,421 | — | — | — | — | $1,368 | $1,421 | $801 | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS |
$1,430 | $227 | — | $191 | — | — | — | — | — |
| RANKEN JORDAN A PEDIATRIC BRIDGE HOSPITAL MARYLAND HEIGHTS |
$1,488 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER ST. LOUIS |
$1,502 | $321 | — | $163 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS |
$1,549 | $176 | $176 | $176 | $872 | $176 | $1,936 | — | $1,918 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 71260, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $1,570 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 97 Missouri hospitals above publish for Ct scan of chest with contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 71260 in Missouri, Medicare reimburses about $156 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Missouri range from $67.90 to $14,128 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 8.7x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does ct scan of chest with contrast cost in Missouri?
- Cash prices for ct scan of chest with contrast (CPT 71260) in Missouri range from $67.90 to $14,128, with a median of $1,364. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of chest with contrast in Missouri?
- The cheapest Missouri hospital published cash price for this procedure is $67.90. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Missouri facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 71260 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.