CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Highlands Medical Center

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$166

about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $164–$171

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$166

About the fair price

0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $166 This hospital $166 Cash price $878 Hospital's list price $1,254

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $82 Priciest $166

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 contrast) is about $166 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Highlands Medical Center charges insurers about $166, or about $878 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Scottsboro, AL.

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✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldKaiser 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	$166	93%
Aetnamajor	$169	94%
Cignamajor	$157 - $166	88%
Humanamajor	$166	93%
Devoted Health	$171	95%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$166 - $208

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 878), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70460.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Highlands Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70460.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Highlands Medical Center

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.