CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$232
about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $171–$572
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$211
About the fair price
about $21 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $232 This hospital $211 Cash price $2,515 Hospital's list price $6,289

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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 $211

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 $232 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital charges insurers about $211, or about $2,515 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Murrieta, 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 $164 - $292 92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $363 - $3,704 203%
Aetnamajor $1,340 748%
Cignamajor $1,882 - $2,633 1050%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $134 - $2,178 75%
Health Net $120 - $2,509 67%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $178 - $6,602
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 25500 Medical Center Drive, Murrieta, CA 92562
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals