CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Mercy San Juan Medical Center

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$442
about 2.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $219–$613
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$469
About the fair price
about $27 over the fair price · 2.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $442 This hospital $469 Cash price $1,945 Hospital's list price $7,099

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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 $469

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 contrast) is about $442 (about 2.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Mercy San Juan Medical Center charges insurers about $469, or about $1,945 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Carmichael, 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 $205 - $402 114%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $221 - $2,866 123%
Aetnamajor $234 - $695 131%
Cignamajor $3,925 - $5,233 2190%
Humanamajor $234 131%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $234 - $3,833 131%
Health Net $469 262%
Molina $234 - $269 131%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans $109 - $5,679
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: 6501 Coyle Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals