CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$261
about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $159–$698
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$295
About the fair price
about $34 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $261 This hospital $295 Cash price $615 Hospital's list price $1,537

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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 $98 Priciest $295

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $261 (about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama charges insurers about $295, or about $615 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Wedowee, AL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Cigna Blue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaHumanaKaiser 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 $390 218%
Cignamajor $201 112%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1032 Main Street South, Wedowee, AL 36278
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals