CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Madera Community Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$263
about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $162–$354
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$237
About the fair price
about $26 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $263 This hospital $237 Cash price $736 Hospital's list price $1,227

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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 $237

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 $263 (about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Madera Community Hospital charges insurers about $237, or about $736 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Madera, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Health Net $226 - $310 126%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $226
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1250 E Almond Ave, Madera, CA 93637
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals