CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, sinuses

Facility: Sequoia Hospital

Billing Code: 70486 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$212
about 2.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $157–$495
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$218
About the fair price
about $6 over the fair price · 2.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $212 This hospital $218 Cash price $2,460 Hospital's list price $6,757

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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 $36 Priciest $218

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, sinuses is about $212 (about 2.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Sequoia Hospital charges insurers about $218, or about $2,460 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Redwood City, 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 $156 - $245 146%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $156 - $2,444 146%
Aetnamajor $156 - $1,072 146%
Cignamajor $2,429 2274%
Humanamajor $156 146%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $156 - $5,203 146%
Health Net $156 - $218 146%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $156 - $2,906
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 170 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Redwood City, CA 94062
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals