Calcium score test in Minnesota

What a calcium score costs in Minnesota

A coronary artery calcium scan — CPT 75571 — is a non-contrast CT of the chest, scored for calcified plaque in the coronary arteries: a few minutes on the table, no contrast dye, no recovery. What the number means, and what it costs nationally.

Of the 29 facilities we track in Minnesota, we list a price for 9. They run from $99 at North Memorial Health — Robbinsdale Hospital in Robbinsdale to $100, with a midpoint of $100 — below the $113 midpoint across every state we track. Of the markets where we list 3 or more prices, the cheapest is Minneapolis, with a median of $100.

We list 3 Minnesota facilities at $99 or less. 10 Minnesota facilities say they will book a scan without a referral.

Most of what we list in Minnesota belongs to a handful of operators: RAYUS Radiology (11 locations), Allina Health (4 locations), M Health Fairview (2 locations). Prices inside one system are often the same at every site, so if the nearest one is inconvenient, a sister location is usually the same number. Our Minnesota coverage spans 5 metro areas, deepest in Minneapolis with 25 facilities.

Insurers generally do not cover it as screening, which is why a cash price exists at all. Ask for the self-pay price by CPT code, and make sure you are not quoted a CT angiogram instead — a different, contrast-based test that costs several times more.