Head CT scan at Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center

701 3rd Ave S, Clear Lake, SD · Sanford Health · · NPI 1851305296

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 4, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$2,079.20

Cash price

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,599.00

Gross charge

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$940.50 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota vs $2,416.81 with Sanford Health Plan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer	Plan	Negotiated rate	vs. cash
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota	Commercial/Federal	$940.50	↓ -55%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota	State Employees	$940.50	↓ -55%
Sanford Health Plan Align	Medicare Replacement	$1,333.29	↓ -36%
Security Health Plan	Commercial	$1,429.45	↓ -31%
Ucare	Medicare Replacement	$1,432.05	↓ -31%
Wellmark SD	Medicare Replacement	$1,432.05	↓ -31%
Aetna	Medicare Replacement	$1,445.04	↓ -31%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage	Medicare Replacement	$1,445.04	↓ -31%
Health Partners	Medicare Replacement	$1,445.04	↓ -31%
United Healthcare	Medicare Replacement	$1,445.04	↓ -31%
Primewest	Medicare Replacement	$1,473.63	↓ -29%
Health Partners	State Employees	$1,681.55	↓ -19%
Sanford Health Plan	SD Exchange True	$1,801.63	↓ -13%
Health Partners	Commercial	$1,949.25	↓ -6%
Sanford Health Plan	Group Health/True	$2,054.25	↓ -1%
Sanford Health Plan	SD Exchange Commercial	$2,119.48	↑ +2%
Medica	Choice	$2,144.18	↑ +3%
United Healthcare	Commercial + Top 20	$2,170.17	↑ +4%
Wellmark	PPO	$2,235.14	↑ +8%
Aetna	Commercial	$2,258.53	↑ +9%
Ucare	Commercial	$2,283.48	↑ +10%
Medica	Elect	$2,292.32	↑ +10%
Cigna	Commercial	$2,339.10	↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network	Commercial	$2,339.10	↑ +13%
Healthez	Commercial	$2,339.10	↑ +13%
Multiplan	Commercial	$2,339.10	↑ +13%
Sanford Health Plan	Commercial/ND Pers	$2,416.81	↑ +16%