CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$168

about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $161–$250

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What this hospital charges insurers

$168

About the fair price

0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $168 This hospital $168 Cash price $695 Hospital's list price $1,158

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 AR hospitals compared.

Cheapest $101 Priciest $173

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR 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 $168 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). University of Arkansas Medical Sciences charges insurers about $168, or about $695 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Little Rock, AR.

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	$68 - $527	38%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$68 - $275	38%
Aetnamajor	$66 - $166	37%
Cignamajor	$68 - $687	38%
Humanamajor	$68 - $169	38%
Ambetter (Centene)	$96 - $241	54%
Devoted Health	$69 - $172	39%
WellCare	$67 - $167	37%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$66 - $461

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

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 695), 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: 70470.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University of Arkansas Medical Sciences is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70470.
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 University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other AR hospitals

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