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.
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CT Thorax W Contrast
De Smet, SD
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Avera DeSmet’s median price of $2.8k is 517% above the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 95% of the 2,627 hospitals reporting CPT 71260. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 11 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Medica com fee schedule · outpatient | $80.31 | $80.31 | $80.31 – $80.31 |
| 2 | Medica ind fee schedule · outpatient | $80.31 | $80.31 | $80.31 – $80.31 |
| 3 | Wellmark hmo outpatient | $664.80 | $664.80 | $664.80 – $664.80 |
| 4 | Medica ind percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,360 | $2,360 | $2,360 – $2,360 |
| 5 | Wellmark ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,650 | $2,650 | $2,650 – $2,650 |
| 6 | Wellmark ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,650 | $2,650 | $2,650 – $2,650 |
| 7 | Medica com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,802 | $2,802 | $2,802 – $2,802 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,096 | $3,096 | $3,096 – $3,096 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,096 | $3,096 | $3,096 – $3,096 |
| 10 | Healthpartners com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,449 | $3,449 | $3,449 – $3,449 |
| 11 | Healthpartners com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,449 | $3,449 | $3,449 – $3,449 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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