CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$76
about 0.7× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $69–$280
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$69
About the fair price
about $7 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $76 This hospital $69 Cash price $1,772 Hospital's list price $4,430

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other FL hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $58 Priciest $110

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 (no contrast) is about $76 (about 0.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Sarasota Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $69, or about $1,772 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Sarasota, 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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $41 - $3,327 38%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $38 - $109 36%
Aetnamajor $43 - $3,544 40%
Cignamajor $59 - $3,190 55%
Ambetter (Centene) $105 - $295 98%
AmeriHealth $31 - $228 29%
AvMed $3,170 2968%
Molina $30 - $223 28%
Oscar Health $67 - $111 63%
Simply Healthcare $30 - $217 28%
WellCare $42 - $115 39%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans $30 - $2,643
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: 1700 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34239
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals