CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Adventist Health Tulare

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$203
about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $192–$215
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$209
About the fair price
about $6 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $203 This hospital $209 Cash price $437 Hospital's list price $2,302

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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 $209

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, head (with contrast) is about $203 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Tulare charges insurers about $209, or about $437 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tulare, CA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $53 - $3,182 30%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $53 - $1,920 30%
Aetnamajor $184 - $1,145 103%
Cignamajor $30 - $2,034 17%
Bright Health $327 182%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans $53 - $3,000
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 869 North Cherry Street, Tulare, CA 93274
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals