Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
CT Thorax W Contrast
Low
$0
Average
$2.0k
Median
$553
High
$817.8k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake, IA | $917 | $917 | — | — | 226 | $917 – $917 |
| 2 | Sioux Center Health Sioux Center, IA | $387 | $387 | $71 | 18% | 160–178 | $316 – $458 |
| 3 | Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp GERMANTOWN, TN | $263 | $264 | $33 | 13% | 154–190 | $216 – $304 |
| 4 | Avera St. Luke's Aberdeen, SD | $419 | $419 | — | — | 154 | $419 – $419 |
| 5 | Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville, IA | $556 | $556 | — | — | 144 | $556 – $556 |
| 6 | Avera St. Mary's Hospital Pierre, SD | $465 | $465 | — | — | 136 | $465 – $465 |
| 7 | Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer, IA | $169 | $171 | $13 | 8% | 125–188 | $151 – $218 |
| 8 | Methodist Olive Branch Hospital OLIVE BRANCH, MS | $263 | $264 | $33 | 13% | 84–138 | $216 – $304 |
| 9 | Regional Health Services of Howard County Cresco, IA | $458 | $458 | — | — | 72 | $458 – $458 |
| 10 | Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids, IA | $921 | $921 | — | — | 68 | $921 – $921 |
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