CT chest scan for lung cancer screening at Essentia Health Duluth

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Ct thorax lung cancer scr c-

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $526 is 187% above the median hospital's median price ($183), higher than 83% of the 2,550 hospitals reporting CPT 71271. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 71271 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 25 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
2	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
3	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
4	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$173	$173	—	—	—	$173 – $173
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
8	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
9	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$421	$421	—	—	—	$421 – $421
10	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$506	$506	—	—	—	$506 – $506
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$526	$526	—	—	—	$526 – $526
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$526	$526	—	—	—	$526 – $526
13	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$545	$545	—	—	—	$545 – $545
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$572	$572	—	—	—	$572 – $572
15	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$574	$574	—	—	—	$574 – $574
16	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$703	$703	—	—	—	$703 – $703
17	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$722	$722	—	—	—	$722 – $722
18	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$740	$740	$37	5%	—	$703 – $777
19	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$836	$836	—	—	—	$836 – $836
20	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$930	$930	—	—	—	$930 – $930
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$966	$966	—	—	—	$966 – $966
22	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
23	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	$250	22%	1–10	$909 – $1.4k
24	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	$250	22%	2–20	$909 – $1.4k
25	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	$250	22%	1–10	$909 – $1.4k

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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