CT chest scan with contrast dye at HealthEast St John's Hospital

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC CT THORAX, DIAGNOSTIC, WCONT

Maplewood, MN

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HealthEast St John's Hospital’s median price of $279 is 39% below the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 32% 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 HealthEast St John's Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 67 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 choice other · inpatient	$73.13	$73.13	$73.13 – $73.13
2	Ucare pmap fee schedule · both	$84.24	$81.92	$38.64 – $122.89
3	Medica managed medicaid/accessability fee schedule · both	$90.09	$87.06	$40.37 – $130.72
4	Bcbs Mn pmap fee schedule · both	$96.40	$93.16	$43.20 – $139.87
5	Sanford Health Plan medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$111.76	$108.79	$51.42 – $163.20
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$111.76	$108.79	$51.42 – $163.20
7	WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$111.76	$108.79	$51.42 – $163.20
8	Bcbs Mn medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$116.23	$113.15	$53.48 – $169.73
9	Medica medicare advantage non-snp fee schedule · both	$120.39	$117.09	$55.24 – $175.64
10	Ucare medicare advantage/msho fee schedule · both	$120.70	$117.50	$55.53 – $176.26
11	Medica msho/medicare advantage snp fee schedule · both	$122.67	$119.30	$56.28 – $178.96
12	Medica medicare advantage non-snp other · inpatient	$119.81	$119.81	$119.81 – $119.81
13	Sanford Health Plan commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$122.51	$122.51	$122.51 – $122.51
14	Optum behavioral commercial other · both	$143.11	$143.11	$143.11 – $143.11
15	Optum behavioral commercial other · inpatient	$143.11	$143.11	$143.11 – $143.11
16	Optum behavioral commercial other · outpatient	$143.11	$143.11	$143.11 – $143.11
17	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage other · inpatient	$143.11	$143.11	$143.11 – $143.11
18	Ucare medicare advantage/msho other · inpatient	$144.76	$144.76	$144.76 – $144.76
19	WellCare medicare advantage other · inpatient	$146.44	$146.44	$146.44 – $146.44
20	Bcbs Mn medicare advantage other · inpatient	$148.84	$148.84	$148.84 – $148.84
21	Medica managed medicaid/accessability other · inpatient	$153.45	$153.45	$153.45 – $153.45
22	First Health commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$170.56	$170.56	$170.56 – $170.56
23	Sanford Health Plan medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$173.17	$173.17	$173.17 – $173.17
24	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$173.17	$173.17	$173.17 – $173.17
25	WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$173.17	$173.17	$173.17 – $173.17

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Last updated: Feb 5, 2026

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