CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, chest (no contrast)

Facility: M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center

Billing Code: 71250 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$128

about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $111–$164

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$130

About the fair price

about $2 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $128 This hospital $130 Cash price $303 Hospital's list price $694

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $57 Priciest $130

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, chest (no contrast) is about $128 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center charges insurers about $130, or about $303 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Minneapolis, MN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$48 - $669	45%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$40 - $488	37%
Aetnamajor	$124 - $798	116%
Cignamajor	$102 - $658	95%
Humanamajor	$118 - $763	110%
HealthPartners	$35 - $322	33%
Medica	$37 - $841	35%
Sanford Health Plan	$48 - $692	45%
Security Health Plan	$48 - $881	45%
UCare	$36 - $361	34%
WellCare	$48 - $130	45%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$35 - $1,057

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 303), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 71250.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 71250.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center

Compare: CT scan, chest (no contrast) at other MN hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.