Calcium score test in Wisconsin

What a calcium score costs in Wisconsin

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 24 facilities we track in Wisconsin, we list a price for 22. They run from $45 at ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital in Waukesha to $100, with a midpoint of $75 — below the $113 midpoint across every state we track. Of the markets where we list 3 or more prices, the cheapest is Milwaukee, with a median of $45.

We list 18 Wisconsin facilities at $99 or less. 9 Wisconsin facilities say they will book a scan without a referral.

Most of what we list in Wisconsin belongs to a handful of operators: ProHealth Care (6 locations), Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin (4 locations), HSHS (3 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 Wisconsin coverage spans 9 metro areas, deepest in Milwaukee with 10 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.