CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$247
about 1.4× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $245–$266
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$246
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $247 This hospital $246 Cash price $839 Hospital's list price $4,418

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

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

Cheapest $101 Priciest $246

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 $247 (about 1.4× the $179 Medicare rate). Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. charges insurers about $246, or about $839 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jonesboro, 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 $169 - $740 94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $164 - $2,651 92%
Aetnamajor $172 - $1,325 96%
Cignamajor $166 - $823 93%
Humanamajor $172 - $3,314 96%
CareSource $259 145%
Devoted Health $167 93%
Health Net $328 183%
HealthLink $3,534 1972%
+ 57 smaller / regional plans $164 - $3,093
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
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: 4800 East Johnson Avenue, Jonesboro, AR 72405
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals