CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Mercy Hospital Booneville

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$276
about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $155–$456
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$251
About the fair price
about $25 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $276 This hospital $251 Cash price $1,579 Hospital's list price $2,429

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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 $251

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 $276 (about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Booneville charges insurers about $251, or about $1,579 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Booneville, 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 $410 - $715 229%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $175 - $715 98%
Aetnamajor $152 - $1,579 85%
Cignamajor $751 - $2,065 419%
Humanamajor $152 - $715 85%
Ambetter (Centene) $986 550%
HealthLink $2,065 1152%
Independent Health $715 399%
+ 46 smaller / regional plans $175 - $2,186
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 880 West Main, Booneville, AR 72927
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals