Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 11 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast: from $415.23 to $1,927.94, with a median of $1,516.35. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $1,101.12 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,590.33 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 71270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC CT THORAX, DIAGNOSTIC, WO&W CONT | $415.23 | $977.00 | $97.56–$1,602.00 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely, MN · (218) 365-3271 CT scan of chest before and after contrast | $978.48 | $1,208.00 | $37.89–$1,183.84 | 19% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN DIAGNOSTIC CT THORAX W&WO CONTRAST (TC) | $1,494.24 | $2,264.00 | $749.38–$1,947.04 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 DIAGNOSTIC CT THORAX W&WO CONTRAST (TC) | $1,494.24 | $2,264.00 | $749.38–$1,947.04 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 DIAGNOSTIC CT THORAX W&WO CONTRAST (TC) | $1,494.24 | $2,264.00 | $749.38–$1,947.04 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 CT chest wo/w con | $1,516.35 | $2,297.50 | $438.00–$876.00 | 34% | — source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 DIAGNOSTIC CT THORAX W&WO CONTRAST (TC) | $1,590.33 | $2,152.00 | $826.15–$2,152.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 DIAGNOSTIC CT THORAX W&WO CONTRAST (TC) | $1,590.33 | $2,152.00 | $688.64–$1,947.56 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 DIAGNOSTIC CT THORAX W&WO CONTRAST (TC) | $1,590.33 | $2,152.00 | $856.50–$1,947.56 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 CT CHEST W/O & WITH CONTRAST | $1,626.24 | $2,541.00 | $376.50–$2,541.00 | 36% | — source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Chest CT Scan Without/With Contrast | $1,927.94 | $3,544.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $415.23, median $1,516.35, highest $1,927.94 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,516.35. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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
This chest CT takes pictures before and after contrast dye. It is used for some lung and chest wall masses and blood vessel problems that a single scan cannot explain.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.