Scans and imaging CPT 71271 Wisconsin Outpatient

Lung cancer screening CT cost in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, 97 hospitals publish a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $72.96 to $2,246.40, with a median of $445.00. The lowest price is at Ascension Calumet Hospital (Chilton). The highest price is 30.8× the lowest.

  • The median here, $445.00, is 17% above the US median of $380.08.
  • That is 4.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
  • Wisconsin ranks 33rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 4 of 97 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 71271. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$72.96Ascension Calumet Hospital
Median$445.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,246.40in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$372.04vs the median

Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Ascension Calumet Hospital lowest Chilton · Appleton, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING $72.96 $128.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI HCHG 71271 CT, THORAX, LOW DOSE FOR CA SCREENING, WO CONTRAST $142.75 $281.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $162.50 $325.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 71271 CT, THORAX, LOW DOSE FOR CA SCREENING, WO CONTRAST $163.59 $311.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 71271 CT, THORAX, LOW DOSE FOR CA SCREENING, WO CONTRAST $164.37 $355.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI HCHG 71271 CT, THORAX, LOW DOSE FOR CA SCREENING, WO CONTRAST $168.92 $328.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN $188.10 $198.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN $188.10 $198.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN $188.10 $198.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN $188.10 $198.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN $188.10 $198.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN $188.10 $198.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN $188.10 $198.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN $188.10 $198.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN $221.35 $233.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC CT CHEST LOW DOSE FOR LUNG CA SCREEN $228.00 $304.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC CT CHEST LOW DOSE FOR LUNG CA SCREEN $229.95 $315.00 Jul 19, 2026
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Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 71271 CT, THORAX, LOW DOSE FOR CA SCREENING, WO CONTRAST $242.19 $382.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Sauk Prairie Healthcare Prairie Du Sac · Baraboo, WI CT LUNG CANCER SCREEN LOW DOSE $250.26 $457.50 Jan 29, 2026
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Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI CT Thorax Lung Cancer Scr C- $275.17 $610.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah · Sparta, WI Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening $276.43 $480.75 Oct 28, 2026
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Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto · Green Bay, WI HCHG 71271 CT, THORAX, LOW DOSE FOR CA SCREENING, WO CONTRAST $289.84 $626.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN $290.80 $306.10 Feb 20, 2026
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Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster · Platteville, WI Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening $304.20 $468.00 Sep 18, 2026
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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING $328.60 $620.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING $328.60 $620.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Vernon Memorial Healthcare Viroqua · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 71271 CT, THORAX, LOW DOSE FOR CA SCREENING, WO CONTRAST $332.00 $332.00 Nov 21, 2025
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC PR Ldct for Lung Ca Screen $356.16 $636.00 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI HC PR Ldct for Lung Ca Screen $356.16 $636.00 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC PR Ldct for Lung Ca Screen $356.16 $636.00 Aug 7, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC PR Ldct for Lung Ca Screen $356.16 $636.00 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC PR Ldct for Lung Ca Screen $356.16 $636.00 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC PR Ldct for Lung Ca Screen $356.16 $636.00 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC PR Ldct for Lung Ca Screen $356.16 $636.00 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC PR Ldct for Lung Ca Screen $356.16 $636.00 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC PR Ldct for Lung Ca Screen $356.16 $636.00 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC PR Ldct for Lung Ca Screen $356.16 $636.00 Aug 8, 2026
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Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI CT Thorax Lung Cancer Scr C- $406.17 $779.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI CT Thorax Lung Cancer Scr C- $409.75 $779.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O DYE $445.00 $890.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI CT Chest Low Dose Screen w/o Cont $467.10 $519.00 Jan 8, 2026
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Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI CT Thorax w/o (Screening Low Dose) $487.36 $1,523.00 Jun 17, 2026
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Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland · Rice Lake, WI CT LOW DOSE,TC $557.60 $557.60 Apr 16, 2026
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Ascension All Saints Hospital - Wisconsin Avenue Campus Racine · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING $595.72 $1,124.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension All Saints Hospital- Spring Street Campus Racine · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING $595.72 $1,124.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING $595.72 $1,124.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING $595.72 $1,124.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING $595.72 $1,124.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING $595.72 $1,124.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING $595.72 $1,124.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha, WI CT, Thorax, W/O Contrast Material(S) $665.62 $887.50 Jul 1, 2026
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Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward · Hayward, WI Low Dose CT Lung Ca Screen WO Contrast $696.76 $733.43 Jan 26, 2026
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING $700.53 $1,229.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC LOW DOSE CT THORAX LUNG SCREENING $700.53 $1,229.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center Ashland · Ashland, WI Low Dose CT Lung Ca Screen WO Contrast $702.30 $739.26 Jan 26, 2026
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St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC CT THORAX LOW DOSE LUNG SCN W/O CONTAST $769.56 $1,166.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC CT THORAX LOW DOSE LUNG SCN W/O CONTAST $769.56 $1,166.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC CT THORAX LOW DOSE LUNG SCN W/O CONTAST $769.56 $1,166.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC CT THORAX LOW DOSE LUNG SCN W/O CONTAST $769.56 $1,166.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Spooner Health System Spooner · Spooner, WI LOW DOSE CT LUNG CA SCREEN WO CONTRAST $770.40 $856.00 Jul 20, 2026
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Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI LOW DOSE CT LUNG CA SCREEN WO CONTRAST $850.59 $1,151.00 Jan 1, 2026
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River Falls Area Hospital River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD CT THORAX LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCREEN WO $912.46 $1,629.40 Jun 15, 2026
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Beloit Memorial Hospital Beloit · Janesville-Beloit, WI CT Lung Screening Low Dose Initial $1,015.80 $3,386.00 Oct 12, 2026
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Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC CT LOW DOSE LUNG SCREENING $1,072.30 $1,429.74 Mar 1, 2026
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Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI HC CT LOW DOSE LUNG SCREENING $1,120.60 $1,494.14 Mar 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC LDCT FOR LUNG CA SCREEN $1,355.78 $1,355.78 Apr 1, 2026
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Stoughton Hospital Stoughton · Madison, WI Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening $1,406.72 $2,557.67 Jun 11, 2026
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Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Prairie Du Chien · Prairie Du Chien, WI Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening $1,888.00 $1,888.00 Oct 22, 2026
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Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening $2,113.60 $2,642.00 Oct 2, 2026
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Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Fac Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- $2,246.40 $3,456.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Fac Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- $2,246.40 $3,456.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Fac Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- $2,246.40 $3,456.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Fac Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- $2,246.40 $3,456.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Fac Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- $2,246.40 $3,456.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- $2,246.40 $3,456.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Fac Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- $2,246.40 $3,456.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Fac Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- $2,246.40 $3,456.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- $2,246.40 $3,456.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Fac Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- $2,246.40 $3,456.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Fac Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- $2,246.40 $3,456.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Fac Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- $2,246.40 $3,456.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Fac Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- $2,246.40 $3,456.00 Apr 1, 2026
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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 areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 14 $328.60 $445.00
Green Bay, WI 6 $164.37 $607.28
Appleton, WI 4 $72.96 $356.16
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 4 $356.16 $400.58
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 4 $445.00 $520.36
Janesville-Beloit, WI 3 $229.95 $1,015.80
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3 $275.17 $409.75
Platteville, WI 3 $168.92 $228.00
Stevens Point-Plover, WI 3 $188.10 $2,246.40
Eau Claire, WI 2 $188.10 $1,217.25
Fond du Lac, WI 2 $356.16 $400.58
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 2 $163.59 $247.80
Madison, WI 2 $1,406.72 $1,826.56
Rice Lake, WI 2 $188.10 $372.85
Sheboygan, WI 2 $445.00 $607.28
Wausau, WI 2 $188.10 $1,217.25
Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI 2 $445.00 $782.80
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI 2 $188.10 $1,217.25
Antigo, WI 1 $2,246.40 $2,246.40
Ashland, WI 1 $702.30 $702.30
Berlin, WI 1 $356.16 $356.16
Black River Falls, WI 1 $467.10 $467.10
Brookfield, WI 1 $595.72 $595.72
Baraboo, WI 1 $250.26 $250.26
Beaver Dam, WI 1 $290.80 $290.80
Durand, WI 1 $1,355.78 $1,355.78
Duluth, MN-WI 1 $850.59 $850.59
Eagle River, WI 1 $2,246.40 $2,246.40
East Amery, WI 1 $406.17 $406.17
Friendship, WI 1 $142.75 $142.75
Grantsburg, WI 1 $2,113.60 $2,113.60
Hayward, WI 1 $696.76 $696.76
Kenosha, WI 1 $665.62 $665.62
Ladysmith, WI 1 $188.10 $188.10
Medford, WI 1 $2,246.40 $2,246.40
Merrill, WI 1 $2,246.40 $2,246.40
Minocqua, WI 1 $188.10 $188.10
Manitowoc, WI 1 $445.00 $445.00
Marinette, WI-MI 1 $162.50 $162.50
Neillsville, WI 1 $188.10 $188.10
New London, WI 1 $356.16 $356.16
Park Falls, WI 1 $221.35 $221.35
Prairie Du Chien, WI 1 $1,888.00 $1,888.00
Rhinelander, WI 1 $2,246.40 $2,246.40
Spooner, WI 1 $770.40 $770.40
Shawano, WI 1 $356.16 $356.16
Sparta, WI 1 $276.43 $276.43
Tomahawk, WI 1 $2,246.40 $2,246.40
Waupaca, WI 1 $356.16 $356.16
Whitehall, WI 1 $242.19 $242.19
Wild Rose, WI 1 $356.16 $356.16
Woodruff, WI 1 $2,246.40 $2,246.40
Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI 1 $487.36 $487.36
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

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Median cash price across the state's hospitals.