Lung cancer screening CT cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $294.95 to $850.59, with a median of $850.59. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $555.64 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $455.12 at 41 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 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, LOW DOSE LUNG CA SCREEN | $294.95 | $694.00 | $100.03–$1,602.00 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- | $300.83 | $553.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $847.01 | $1,557.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 LOW DOSE CT LUNG CA SCREEN WO CONTRAST | $850.59 | $1,151.00 | $458.10–$1,041.66 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 LOW DOSE CT LUNG CA SCREEN WO CONTRAST | $850.59 | $1,151.00 | $368.32–$1,041.66 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 LOW DOSE CT LUNG CA SCREEN WO CONTRAST | $850.59 | $1,151.00 | $441.87–$1,151.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- | $1,880.06 | $3,456.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $294.95, median $850.59, highest $850.59 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $297.89. 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 4 of 4 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
A low-dose CT for lung cancer screening uses a lower amount of radiation to look for early lung cancer in people without symptoms. It is offered to certain adults based on their age and smoking history, usually as a yearly scan.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the low-dose scan. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately, and a shared decision-making visit with a clinician is billed as its own service.