CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$128

about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $39–$995

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$40

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $88 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $128 This hospital $40 Cash price $1,178 Hospital's list price $1,386

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 CO hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $40 Priciest $68

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CO 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 $128 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $40, or about $1,178 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Salida, CO.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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 - $2,556	37%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$104 - $2,529	97%
Aetnamajor	$104 - $2,529	97%
Cignamajor	$104 - $2,529	97%
Humanamajor	$36 - $878	34%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$66 - $2,529	62%
Friday Health	$98 - $2,396	92%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$40 - $2,529

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 1,178), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70450.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70450.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center

Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other CO hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.