CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Adventist Health Mendocino Coast

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$74
about 0.7× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $64–$418
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$77
About the fair price
about $3 over the fair price · 0.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $74 This hospital $77 Cash price $900 Hospital's list price $1,364

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $35 Priciest $94

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 (no contrast) is about $74 (about 0.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Mendocino Coast charges insurers about $77, or about $900 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fort Bragg, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser 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 $40 - $2,080 37%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $43 - $1,974 40%
Cignamajor $40 - $2,005 37%
Health Net $58 - $1,673 54%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $44 - $2,313
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 700 River Drive, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals