CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$119
about 0.7× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $104–$360
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$99
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $20 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $119 This hospital $99 Cash price $1,856 Hospital's list price $4,640

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 FL hospitals compared.

Cheapest $77 Priciest $175

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 contrast) is about $119 (about 0.7× the $179 Medicare rate). Sarasota Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $99, or about $1,856 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. 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 $55 - $3,485 31%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $50 - $183 28%
Aetnamajor $56 - $3,712 31%
Cignamajor $79 - $515 44%
Ambetter (Centene) $141 - $495 79%
AmeriHealth $42 - $228 23%
AvMed $3,387 1890%
Molina $41 - $223 23%
Oscar Health $90 - $158 50%
Simply Healthcare $40 - $217 22%
WellCare $56 - $192 31%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans $40 - $3,645
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