CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$114

about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $113–$123

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$115

About the fair price

about $1 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $114 This hospital $115 Cash price $2,209 Hospital's list price $7,752

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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 $43 Priciest $115

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AZ 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 (no contrast) is about $114 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita charges insurers about $115, or about $2,209 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Sahuarita, 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	$110 - $240	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$110 - $1,039	103%
Aetnamajor	$86 - $110	81%
Cignamajor	$110 - $1,055	103%
Humanamajor	$110	103%
Ambetter (Centene)	$157	147%
Banner Health	$115	108%
Clover Health	$113	106%
Devoted Health	$113	106%
WellCare	$115	108%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$78 - $212

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, 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 2,209), 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: 70450.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70450.
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 Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita

Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other AZ hospitals

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