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DIAGNOSTIC CT THORAX W/ CONTRAST (TC)
Brainerd, MN
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Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center’s median price of $919 is 102% above the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 69% 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: 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 · case rate · outpatient | $191.22 | $191.22 | $191.22 – $191.22 |
| 2 | Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $191.22 | $191.22 | $191.22 – $191.22 |
| 3 | Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $191.22 | $191.22 | $191.22 – $191.22 |
| 4 | Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $191.22 | $191.22 | $191.22 – $191.22 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $191.22 | $191.22 | $191.22 – $191.22 |
| 6 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $675.29 | $675.29 | $675.29 – $675.29 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $679.27 | $679.27 | $679.27 – $679.27 |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $916.56 | $916.56 | $916.56 – $916.56 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $916.56 | $916.56 | $916.56 – $916.56 |
| 10 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $918.91 | $918.91 | $918.91 – $918.91 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $961.65 | $961.65 | $961.65 – $961.65 |
| 12 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $964.86 | $964.86 | $964.86 – $964.86 |
| 13 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $964.86 | $964.86 | $964.86 – $964.86 |
| 14 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,359 | $1,359 | $1,359 – $1,359 |
| 15 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,406 | $1,406 | $1,406 – $1,406 |
| 16 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,406 | $1,406 | $1,406 – $1,406 |
| 17 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,434 | $1,434 | $1,434 – $1,434 |
| 18 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,457 | $1,457 | $1,359 – $1,556 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,496 | $1,496 | $1,496 – $1,496 |
| 20 | Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,511 | $1,511 | $1,511 – $1,511 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,571 | $1,571 | $1,571 – $1,571 |
| 22 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,571 | $1,571 | $1,571 – $1,571 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,626 | $1,626 | $1,626 – $1,626 |
| 24 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,816 | $1,816 | $1,816 – $1,816 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,816 | $1,816 | $1,816 – $1,816 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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