CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$267
about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $224–$406
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$220
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $47 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $267 This hospital $220 Cash price $3,076 Hospital's list price $16,188

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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 $220

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 $267 (about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital charges insurers about $220, or about $3,076 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. 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.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 $270 151%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $6,637 - $7,349 3704%
Health Net $256 - $4,856 143%
Molina $176 - $282 98%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans $50 - $9,713
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: 1680 East 120Th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals