CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Valleywise Health Medical Center

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$144

about 0.8× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $144–$187

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$145

About the fair price

about $1 over the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $144 This hospital $145 Cash price $215 Hospital's list price $2,145

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

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

Cheapest $57 Priciest $187

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

A fair price for a CT scan, head (with contrast) is about $144 (about 0.8× the $179 Medicare rate). Valleywise Health Medical Center charges insurers about $145, or about $215 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Phoenix, AZ.

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	$118 - $755	66%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$66 - $449	37%
Aetnamajor	$142 - $2,600	79%
Cignamajor	$54 - $3,200	30%
Humanamajor	$136 - $187	76%
Banner Health	$94 - $187	52%
Devoted Health	$94 - $187	52%
Health Net	$92 - $358	51%
Molina	$92 - $206	51%
Oscar Health	$61 - $780	34%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$94 - $3,000

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 215), 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 Valleywise Health 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 Valleywise Health Medical Center

Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other AZ hospitals

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