CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Coalinga Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$175
about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $95–$381
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$166
About the fair price
about $9 under the fair price · 1.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $175 This hospital $166 Cash price $1,351 Hospital's list price $2,251

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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 $35 Priciest $166

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 $175 (about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Coalinga Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $166, or about $1,351 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Coalinga, 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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $166 - $450 155%
Aetnamajor $1,914 1792%
Cignamajor $1,576 1476%
Health Net $166 - $585 155%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $585
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1191 Phelps Avenue, Coalinga, CA 93210
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals