Scans and imaging CPT 71260 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Two Harbors, MN — inpatient

In Two Harbors, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $476.52 to $476.52, with a median of $476.52. Across Minnesota, the median is $613.70 at 47 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71260, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$476.52Aspirus Lake View Hospital
Median$476.52half pay less
Highest$476.52in 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 Two Harbors, MN.

median
Lowest $476.52Highest $2,886.26

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Lake View Hospital lowest Two Harbors, MN · (218) 834-7300 Pro Diagnostic Computed Tomography Thorax W/Contrast $476.52 $579.00 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors, MN · (218) 834-7300 Fac Diagnostic Computed Tomography Thorax W/Contrast $2,409.74 $2,928.00 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors, MN · (218) 834-7300 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/CONTRAST $2,886.26 $3,507.00 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $476.52, median $476.52, highest $476.52.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $476.52 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.