Head CT with contrast cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the head with contrast: from $166.66 to $2,890.89, with a median of $1,297.68. The lowest price is at Methodist Hospital (St. Louis Park). The highest price is 17.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,297.68, is 9% below the US median of $1,425.00.
- That is 7.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Minnesota ranks 22nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 79 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 70460. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$166.66Methodist Hospital
Median$1,297.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,890.89in Minnesota
Lowest saves$1,131.02vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital lowest St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI CT head/brain with contrast | $166.66 | $641.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $480.40 | $1,198.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $480.40 | $1,198.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $480.40 | $1,198.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $480.40 | $1,198.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $480.40 | $1,198.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $480.40 | $1,198.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $480.40 | $1,198.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $509.15 | $1,198.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI CT head/brain with contrast | $584.74 | $2,249.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN CT head/brain with contrast | $609.50 | $1,325.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD CT HEAD BRAIN W | $647.76 | $1,349.50 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD CT HEAD BRAIN W | $647.76 | $1,349.50 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD CT HEAD BRAIN W | $647.76 | $1,349.50 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Computed tomography imaging (CT), head or brain | $662.97 | $1,258.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Computed tomography imaging (CT), head or brain | $662.97 | $1,258.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI CT head/brain with contrast | $748.88 | $2,024.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST,TECHNICAL COMPONENT | $891.77 | $2,712.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN CT scan head or brain with contrast | $988.28 | $1,594.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN CT HEAD W IV CONTRAST | $1,081.60 | $1,690.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN CT Head/Brain w/Dye | $1,101.00 | $2,633.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,108.80 | $1,260.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN CT HEAD W IV CONTRAST | $1,121.72 | $1,934.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI CT HEAD/BRAIN W/DYE | $1,154.26 | $1,838.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG RAD CT HEAD BRAIN W | $1,192.13 | $2,128.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI CT HEAD/BRAIN W/DYE | $1,213.08 | $1,838.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI CT HEAD/BRAIN W/DYE | $1,213.08 | $1,838.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI CT HEAD/BRAIN W/DYE | $1,213.08 | $1,838.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 70460 CT HEAD W/IV CONT | $1,214.96 | $1,995.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN CT HEAD W IV CONTRAST | $1,219.16 | $2,102.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN HEAD W CONT | $1,272.46 | $2,086.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN CT HEAD/BRAIN W/DYE | $1,290.14 | $1,917.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac CT Head/Brain W/Dye | $1,291.46 | $2,374.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI CT head/brain w con | $1,295.25 | $1,962.50 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI CT HEAD W/CONT | $1,297.00 | $1,297.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN CT HEAD/BRAIN W/DYE | $1,297.68 | $1,756.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN CT HEAD/BRAIN W/DYE | $1,297.68 | $1,756.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN CT HEAD/BRAIN W/DYE | $1,297.68 | $1,756.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN CT HEAD/BRAIN W/DYE | $1,297.68 | $1,756.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI CT HEAD/BRAIN W/DYE | $1,297.68 | $1,756.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI CT HEAD/BRAIN W/DYE | $1,297.68 | $1,756.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN CT HEAD/BRAIN W/DYE | $1,297.68 | $1,756.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN CT head/brain with contrast | $1,301.74 | $2,134.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG RAD CT HEAD BRAIN W | $1,329.37 | $1,329.37 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG RAD CT HEAD BRAIN W | $1,368.81 | $2,444.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD CT HEAD BRAIN W | $1,368.81 | $2,444.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD CT HEAD BRAIN W | $1,368.81 | $2,444.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG RAD CT HEAD BRAIN W | $1,368.81 | $2,444.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,415.00 | $1,415.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,440.00 | $1,920.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN HEAD W CONT | $1,486.24 | $2,654.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN CT HEAD WITH DYE | $1,495.54 | $2,106.40 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,511.30 | $1,778.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,527.50 | $2,350.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI CT HEAD/BRAIN WITH CONTRAST | $1,544.32 | $2,413.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,580.32 | $2,822.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,593.72 | $1,897.29 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG RAD CT HEAD BRAIN W | $1,627.92 | $4,788.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN HEAD W CONT | $1,672.72 | $2,987.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG RAD CT HEAD BRAIN W | $1,778.70 | $2,541.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,870.40 | $2,338.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN CT Head W IV Contrast | $1,902.04 | $2,634.40 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN CT HEAD W IV CONTRAST | $1,921.00 | $2,260.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,943.95 | $2,287.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac CT Head/Brain W/Dye | $1,953.80 | $2,374.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,966.40 | $2,458.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI CT HEAD W/C | $1,990.80 | $2,844.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN CT HEAD W IV CONTRAST | $2,045.10 | $2,406.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley · Bagley, MN CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $2,047.20 | $2,559.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $2,047.20 | $2,559.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN CT scan head or brain with contrast | $2,060.00 | $2,060.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $2,248.00 | $2,810.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $2,254.40 | $2,818.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $2,265.30 | $2,517.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $2,384.80 | $2,981.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $2,567.20 | $3,209.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $2,716.80 | $3,396.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $2,716.80 | $3,396.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI CT scan head or brain with contrast | $2,890.89 | $3,569.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 20 | $166.66 | $616.25 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 10 | $1,154.26 | $1,293.36 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $1,290.14 | $1,459.03 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $1,101.00 | $1,234.90 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $1,297.68 | $1,678.84 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 2 | $1,297.68 | $1,396.61 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 2 | $609.50 | $969.44 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $891.77 | $1,041.95 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $1,297.68 | $1,297.68 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $1,580.32 | $1,580.32 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $1,943.95 | $1,943.95 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $1,121.72 | $1,121.72 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $2,047.20 | $2,047.20 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $1,672.72 | $1,672.72 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $2,047.20 | $2,047.20 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $2,384.80 | $2,384.80 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $2,045.10 | $2,045.10 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $1,527.50 | $1,527.50 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $1,593.72 | $1,593.72 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $1,297.68 | $1,297.68 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $1,415.00 | $1,415.00 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $2,567.20 | $2,567.20 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $1,081.60 | $1,081.60 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $1,219.16 | $1,219.16 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $1,921.00 | $1,921.00 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $2,265.30 | $2,265.30 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $1,778.70 | $1,778.70 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $1,440.00 | $1,440.00 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $2,716.80 | $2,716.80 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $1,301.74 | $1,301.74 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $1,511.30 | $1,511.30 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $1,368.81 | $1,368.81 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $1,486.24 | $1,486.24 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $1,108.80 | $1,108.80 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $1,214.96 | $1,214.96 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $1,297.68 | $1,297.68 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $988.28 | $988.28 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $2,248.00 | $2,248.00 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $1,966.40 | $1,966.40 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $1,953.80 | $1,953.80 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $1,902.04 | $1,902.04 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $2,716.80 | $2,716.80 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $2,254.40 | $2,254.40 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $1,272.46 | $1,272.46 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $1,870.40 | $1,870.40 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What head CT with contrast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Head CT with contrast explained.
CT scan of the head with contrast in other states
- Alabama$1,133.26
- Alaska$2,392.12
- Arizona$1,179.18
- Arkansas$871.05
- California$2,704.00
- Colorado$1,739.08
- Connecticut$1,201.00
- Delaware$2,213.35
- District of Columbia$1,543.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,743.40
- Georgia$1,425.00
- Hawaii$1,677.45
- Idaho$1,093.00
- Illinois$1,924.97
- Indiana$854.50
- Iowa$1,492.43
- Kansas$1,094.10
- Kentucky$1,366.58
- Louisiana$717.21
- Maine$1,112.55
- Maryland$150.73
- Massachusetts$1,205.00
- Michigan$1,238.00
- Mississippi$934.32
- Missouri$1,433.78
- Montana$1,437.15
- Nebraska$2,112.00
- Nevada$2,173.50
- New Hampshire$1,537.35
- New Jersey$478.51
- New Mexico$1,788.80
- New York$976.32
- North Carolina$1,605.00
- North Dakota$1,270.36
- Ohio$1,005.50
- Oklahoma$1,207.12
- Oregon$1,304.84
- Pennsylvania$1,352.66
- Puerto Rico$390.00
- Rhode Island$1,650.00
- South Carolina$1,713.35
- South Dakota$2,232.80
- Tennessee$886.51
- Texas$1,690.05
- Utah$3,468.29
- Vermont$2,285.00
- Virginia$1,526.50
- Washington$1,335.42
- West Virginia$1,019.57
- Wisconsin$1,543.10
- Wyoming$1,373.70
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.