CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Banner Boswell Medical Center

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$190

about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $189–$260

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$190

About the fair price

1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $190 This hospital $190 Cash price $429 Hospital's list price $2,439

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

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

Cheapest $64 Priciest $190

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 and without contrast) is about $190 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Banner Boswell Medical Center charges insurers about $190, or about $429 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Sun City, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$190 - $904	106%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$190 - $643	106%
Aetnamajor	$190 - $1,285	106%
Cignamajor	$190 - $1,126	106%
Humanamajor	$190 - $195	106%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$190	106%
Banner Health	$129 - $190	72%
Devoted Health	$199	111%
Health Net	$129 - $281	72%
Oscar Health	$313	175%
UPMC Health Plan	$190	106%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$129 - $1,951

Government programs also on file: 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 429), 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 Banner Boswell Medical Center 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 Banner Boswell Medical Center

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

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