CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Banner Payson Medical Center

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$582
about 3.3× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $372–$657
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$545
About the fair price
about $37 under the fair price · 3.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $582 This hospital $545 Cash price $611 Hospital's list price $1,205

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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 $57 Priciest $545

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 $582 (about 3.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Banner Payson Medical Center charges insurers about $545, or about $611 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Payson, 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 $494 - $807 276%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $494 - $727 276%
Aetnamajor $341 - $798 190%
Cignamajor $494 - $959 276%
Humanamajor $524 292%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $494 276%
Banner Health $129 - $494 72%
Devoted Health $543 303%
Health Net $129 - $731 72%
Oscar Health $815 455%
UPMC Health Plan $494 276%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans $129 - $1,084
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 807 South Ponderosa Drive, Payson, AZ 85541
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals