CT scan of chest without contrast at Essentia Health Sandstone

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DIAGNOSTIC CT THORAX W/O CONTRAST (TC)

705 Lundorff Dr Sandstone, MN

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Essentia Health Sandstone’s median price of $1.3k is 289% above the median hospital's median price ($323), higher than 82% of the 2,634 hospitals reporting CPT 71250. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 71250 at Essentia Health Sandstone

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 37 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 medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$695.63	$695.63	$695.63 – $695.63
2	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$721.18	$721.18	$721.18 – $721.18
3	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$728.42	$728.42	$728.42 – $728.42
4	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$728.42	$728.42	$728.42 – $728.42
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$851.64	$851.64	$851.64 – $851.64
6	Healthpartners medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$851.64	$851.64	$851.64 – $851.64
7	Medica medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$851.64	$851.64	$851.64 – $851.64
8	Ucare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$851.64	$851.64	$851.64 – $851.64
9	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$851.64	$851.64	$851.64 – $851.64
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$996.60	$996.60	$996.60 – $996.60
11	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,129	$1,129	$1,129 – $1,129
12	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,192	$1,192	$1,192 – $1,192
13	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,192	$1,192	$1,192 – $1,192
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,196	$1,196	$1,196 – $1,196
15	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,225	$1,225	$1,225 – $1,225
16	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,258	$1,258	$1,258 – $1,258
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,260	$1,260	$1,260 – $1,260
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,268	$1,268	$1,268 – $1,268
19	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,296	$1,296	$1,296 – $1,296
20	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,296	$1,296	$1,296 – $1,296
21	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,368	$1,368	$1,368 – $1,368
22	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,368	$1,368	$1,368 – $1,368
23	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,390	$1,390	$1,296 – $1,484
24	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,390	$1,390	$1,296 – $1,484
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,395	$1,395	$1,395 – $1,395

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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