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71260 CT SCAN OF CHEST WITH CONTRAST
Based on 221,272–279,106 billing samples across every hospital reporting.
Low
$105
Average
$1.6k
Median
$846
High
$990.7k
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| 1 | State Of Mississippi-university Of Mississippi Medical Center JACKSON, MS | $374 | $459 | $304 | 66% | 6,161–6,188 | $140 – $997 |
| 2 | Duke University Hospital Durham, NC | $639 | $788 | $608 | 77% | 5,844–5,916 | $165 – $2.8k |
| 3 | Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC | $639 | $788 | $608 | 77% | 5,844–5,916 | $165 – $2.8k |
| 4 | Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO | $1.5k | $1.3k | $726 | 56% | 5,181–5,298 | $176 – $2.2k |
| 5 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Saginaw, MI | $174 | $361 | $497 | 138% | 4,601–4,646 | $45 – $2.1k |
| 6 | Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN | $186 | $363 | $321 | 88% | 4,154–5,234 | $29 – $1.3k |
| 7 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | $211 | $715 | $667 | 93% | 4,115–4,349 | $201 – $2.2k |
| 8 | Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY | $191 | $220 | $233 | 106% | 3,626–4,364 | $35 – $3.5k |
| 9 | Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Inc Milwaukee, WI | $899 | $1.2k | $1.2k | 95% | 3,489–3,597 | $78 – $3.3k |
| 10 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | $211 | $654 | $622 | 95% | 3,483–3,690 | $201 – $2.2k |
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