CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Banner Lassen Medical Center

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$156
about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $125–$241
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$156
About the fair price
0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $156 This hospital $156 Cash price $1,068 Hospital's list price $1,901

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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 $156

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 $156 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Banner Lassen Medical Center charges insurers about $156, or about $1,068 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Susanville, 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 $779 - $1,768 435%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $36 - $1,654 20%
Aetnamajor $1,825 1018%
Cignamajor $1,806 1008%
Banner Health $779 435%
Health Net $1,844 1029%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $277 - $1,052
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1800 Spring Ridge Drive, Susanville, CA 96130
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals