CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Fairbanks Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$198
about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $182–$295
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$195
About the fair price
about $3 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $198 This hospital $195 Cash price $1,967 Hospital's list price $2,070

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How this hospital compares to other AK hospitals

Lowest price of the 5 AK hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $195 Priciest $1,513

Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 AK hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $198 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Fairbanks Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $195, or about $1,967 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fairbanks, AK.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $1,966 - $1,967 1097%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $195 - $1,947 109%
Aetnamajor $1,986 - $1,988 1108%
Cignamajor $2,028 - $2,029 1132%
Banner Health $559 312%
Moda Health $2,007 - $2,009 1120%
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1650 Cowles Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals