CT scan of the chest without contrast Cost in Saint Paul, MN

Prices at 3 hospitals in Saint Paul, MN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $428 — 65% below the US median ($1,229), roughly 3.2× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Allina United Hospital	Saint Paul, MN	$234	$266	★ 3/5	176 min	14.9%
Regions Hospital	Saint Paul, MN	$428	$115	★ 3/5	226 min	14.1%
Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital	Saint Paul, MN	$1,824	$1,683	—	—	—

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)

$1,645

Cash / self-pay

$428

Insurer-negotiated

$266

Medicare pays

$133

$273$1,545

Median cash $428 · Medicare $133 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $428 — about 3.2× the Medicare rate ($133). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($265).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,645 list price could save about $1,217 (74%).

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Doctors who perform this in Saint Paul

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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Mckinley Lawson, M.D., PH.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Paul, MN	126
Paul Hunt, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Paul, MN	78
Torrey Bergman, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Paul, MN	38
Gregory Taylor, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Paul, MN	36
Mark Palmer, M.D.	Radiation Oncology	Saint Paul, MN	17
Ryan Youland, MD	Radiation Oncology	Saint Paul, MN	16

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