CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$132

about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $107–$250

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$118

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $14 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $132 This hospital $118 Cash price $1,274 Hospital's list price $3,184

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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 $58 Priciest $118

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 $132 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf charges insurers about $118, or about $1,274 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Port Saint Joe, 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	$115 - $236	108%
Aetnamajor	$118 - $1,319	110%
Cignamajor	$1,751	1639%
Humanamajor	$118	110%
Ambetter (Centene)	$189	177%
Cigna HealthSpring	$115 - $117	108%
Oscar Health	$183	171%
WellCare	$114	107%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$114 - $257

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 1,274), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70450.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70450.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.