CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: The East Alabama Healthcare Authority

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$93
about 0.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $93–$147
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$98
About the fair price
about $5 over the fair price · 0.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $93 This hospital $98 Cash price $340 Hospital's list price $619

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 AL hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $98 Priciest $157

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL 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 $93 (about 0.5× the $179 Medicare rate). The East Alabama Healthcare Authority charges insurers about $98, or about $340 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Opelika, AL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $488 - $502 272%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $55 - $488 31%
Aetnamajor $55 - $628 31%
Cignamajor $55 - $317 31%
Humanamajor $55 - $440 31%
GEHA $518 - $534 289%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $55 - $534
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2000 Pepperell Parkway, Opelika, AL 36801
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals