CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Ascension Sacred Heart Bay

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$204
about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $186–$427
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$184
About the fair price
about $20 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $204 This hospital $184 Cash price $2,644 Hospital's list price $6,609

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

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

Cheapest $84 Priciest $184

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL 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 and without contrast) is about $204 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Ascension Sacred Heart Bay charges insurers about $184, or about $2,644 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Panama City, FL.

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✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldKaiser 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 $180 - $394 100%
Aetnamajor $184 - $1,319 103%
Cignamajor $3,635 2028%
Humanamajor $184 103%
Ambetter (Centene) $295 165%
Cigna HealthSpring $180 - $182 100%
Oscar Health $286 160%
WellCare $179 100%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $179 - $402
Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 615 N Bonita Ave, Panama City, FL 32401
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals