Scans and imaging CPT 71250 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT scan cost in Faulkton, SD — inpatient

In Faulkton, SD, 1 hospital lists a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $2,912.80 to $2,912.80, with a median of $2,912.80. Across South Dakota, the median is $2,077.60 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71250, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$2,912.80Faulkton Area Medical Center
Median$2,912.80half pay less
Highest$2,912.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Faulkton, SD.

median
Lowest $2,912.80Highest $4,711.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Faulkton Area Medical Center lowest Faulkton, SD · (605) 598-6262 CT Chest Without Contrast $2,912.80 $3,641.00 $3,458.95–$3,641.00 20% —
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Faulkton Area Medical Center Faulkton, SD · (605) 598-6262 CT Chest w/o Cont $4,711.20 $5,889.00 $5,594.55–$5,889.00 20% —
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Inpatient: lowest $2,912.80, median $2,912.80, highest $2,912.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,912.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A chest CT uses X-rays and a computer to make detailed cross-section pictures of the lungs, airways and chest. Without contrast dye it is often used to follow up a lung nodule, look at lung disease or check an abnormal chest X-ray.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.