CT chest scan with contrast dye at Essentia Health Fargo

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DIAGNOSTIC CT THORAX W/ CONTRAST (TC)

3000 32nd Ave S Fargo, ND

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Essentia Health Fargo’s median price of $917 is 102% above the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 68% of the 2,627 hospitals reporting CPT 71260. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 71260 at Essentia Health Fargo

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 31 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 · case rate · outpatient	$178.02	$178.02	$178.02 – $178.02
2	Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$178.02	$178.02	$178.02 – $178.02
3	Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$178.02	$178.02	$178.02 – $178.02
4	Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$178.02	$178.02	$178.02 – $178.02
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$178.02	$178.02	$178.02 – $178.02
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient	$315.23	$315.23	$315.23 – $315.23
7	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$315.23	$315.23	$315.23 – $315.23
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$419.79	$419.79	$419.79 – $419.79
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$419.79	$419.79	$419.79 – $419.79
10	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$572.72	$572.72	$572.72 – $572.72
11	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$831.29	$831.29	$831.29 – $831.29
12	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$916.56	$916.56	$916.56 – $916.56
13	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$916.56	$916.56	$916.56 – $916.56
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$961.65	$961.65	$961.65 – $961.65
15	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$964.86	$964.86	$964.86 – $964.86
16	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$964.86	$964.86	$964.86 – $964.86
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,052	$1,052	$961.65 – $1,143
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs nd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,143	$1,143	$1,143 – $1,143
19	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,184	$1,184	$1,184 – $1,184
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,212	$1,212	$1,212 – $1,212
21	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,269	$1,269	$1,184 – $1,355
22	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,316	$1,316	$1,316 – $1,316
23	Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,316	$1,316	$1,316 – $1,316
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,406	$1,406	$1,406 – $1,406
25	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,406	$1,406	$1,406 – $1,406

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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