CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Saint Agnes Medical Center

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$47

about 0.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $25–$155

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$35

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $12 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $47 This hospital $35 Hospital's list price $101

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $35 Priciest $94

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

A fair price for a CT scan, head (no contrast) is about $47 (about 0.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Saint Agnes Medical Center charges insurers about $35 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Fresno, CA.

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	$35 - $738	33%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$35 - $1,029	33%
Aetnamajor	$35 - $1,166	33%
Cignamajor	$35 - $1,307	33%
Humanamajor	$35 - $138	33%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$64 - $235	60%
Ambetter (Centene)	$35	33%
Clover Health	$39	37%
GEHA	$62 - $738	58%
Health Net	$35 - $1,380	33%
HealthPartners	$35	33%
Meridian	$35 - $39	33%
Molina	$35	33%
Paramount	$35	33%
Presbyterian	$35 - $39	33%
Tufts Health Plan	$35	33%
WellMed	$39	37%
WellSense	$35	33%
+ 345 smaller / regional plans	$35 - $1,307

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 14 rental-network / third-party entries (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, 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 Saint Agnes Medical Center 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 Saint Agnes Medical Center

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

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