CT scan of the chest without contrast cost in Minneapolis, MN

Prices at 3 hospitals in Minneapolis, MN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $468 — 62% below the US median ($1,229), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN $234 $252 ★ 4/5 187 min 14.9%
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN $468 $140 ★ 4/5 171 min 14.4%
Children's Hospitals & Clinics of Mn Minneapolis, MN $1,873 $189

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated July 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,167
Cash / self-pay
$468
Insurer-negotiated
$189
Medicare pays
$133
$281$1,592
Median cash $468  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $468 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($265).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,167 list price could save about $699 (60%).

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Doctors who perform this in Minneapolis

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Tadashi Allen, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMinneapolis, MN403
Ting Chen, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMinneapolis, MN133
Robben Schat, D.O.Diagnostic RadiologyMinneapolis, MN126
Alissa EvensonDiagnostic RadiologyMinneapolis, MN125
Steven Zwerdlinger, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMinneapolis, MN92
Nazih Farah, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMinneapolis, MN89
Arturo Gutierrez, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMinneapolis, MN66
Rajesh Thampy, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMinneapolis, MN66
Bret Yonke, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMinneapolis, MN59
Gopal Punjabi, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMinneapolis, MN57
Anil Chauhan, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMinneapolis, MN46
Samantha Barker, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMinneapolis, MN42

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