CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$278
about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $196–$769
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$550
Well above the fair price
about $272 over the fair price · 3.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $278 This hospital $550 Cash price $2,110 Hospital's list price $2,637

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CO hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $53 Priciest $550

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 (with contrast) is about $278 (about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital charges insurers about $550, or about $2,110 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Woodland Park, CO.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $278. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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 $628 - $698 350%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $208 - $1,200 116%
Aetnamajor $659 - $2,162 368%
Cignamajor $659 - $2,110 368%
Humanamajor $659 368%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $480 - $2,241 268%
Devoted Health $659 368%
SelectHealth $659 - $2,284 368%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $1,208 - $2,241
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: 16420 W Us Highway 24, Woodland Park, CO 80863
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals