CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: California Hospital Medical Center La

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$297
about 1.7× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $227–$374
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$337
About the fair price
about $40 over the fair price · 1.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $297 This hospital $337 Cash price $3,714 Hospital's list price $7,657

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $54 Priciest $337

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA 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 (with and without contrast) is about $297 (about 1.7× the $179 Medicare rate). California Hospital Medical Center La charges insurers about $337, or about $3,714 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Los Angeles, CA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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 $226 - $402 126%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $226 - $1,205 126%
Aetnamajor $226 - $1,488 126%
Cignamajor $1,570 876%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $362 - $5,360 202%
Health Net $226 - $327 126%
Molina $226 - $337 126%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans $217 - $1,205
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1401 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90015
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals