CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Banner Lassen Medical Center

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$133
about 0.7× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $126–$220
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$136
About the fair price
about $3 over the fair price · 0.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $133 This hospital $136 Cash price $890 Hospital's list price $1,584

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other CA hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $54 Priciest $138

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 contrast) is about $133 (about 0.7× the $179 Medicare rate). Banner Lassen Medical Center charges insurers about $136, or about $890 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 $649 - $1,473 362%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $36 - $1,378 20%
Aetnamajor $1,521 849%
Cignamajor $1,505 840%
Banner Health $649 362%
Health Net $1,536 857%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $236 - $877
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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.

Enter your details and press estimate to compare.

Facility Profile & Credentials

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