CT scan, sinuses
Facility: Mountains Community Hospital
Billing Code: 70486 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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, sinuses is about $170 (about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Mountains Community Hospital charges insurers about $498, or about $742 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Lake Arrowhead, CA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $170. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $472 - $696 | 442% |
| Aetnamajor | $890 - $1,298 | 833% |
| Cignamajor | $1,298 | 1215% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $123 - $1,187 | 115% |
| Health Net | $1,494 | 1399% |
| Molina | $835 | 782% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $1,391 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Mountains Community Hospital
Compare: CT scan, sinuses at other CA hospitals
- Saint Agnes Medical Center · Fresno $36
- Mayers Memorial Hospital · Fall River Mills $41
- Adventist Health Vallejo · Vallejo $53
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $58
- Trinity Hospital · Weaverville $67
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $70
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $73
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $77
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.