CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Morton Plant Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$205
about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $195–$511
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$217
About the fair price
about $12 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $205 This hospital $217 Cash price $4,408 Hospital's list price $7,346

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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 $217

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 $205 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Morton Plant Hospital charges insurers about $217, or about $4,408 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Clearwater, FL.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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 $191 - $7,346 107%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $179 - $3,888 100%
Aetnamajor $147 - $5,987 82%
Cignamajor $205 - $6,391 114%
Humanamajor $186 - $223 104%
Ambetter (Centene) $402 - $7,346 224%
AvMed $2,277 - $3,600 1271%
Molina $217 - $4,341 121%
Simply Healthcare $217 - $1,322 121%
WellCare $250 140%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans $179 - $2,204
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 300 Pinellas St, Clearwater, FL 33756
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals