CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, chest (no contrast)

Facility: Northside Hospital Cherokee

Billing Code: 71250 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$223

about 2.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $118–$1,133

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,128

Well above the fair price

about $905 over the fair price · 10.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $223 This hospital $1,128 Cash price $3,113 Hospital's list price $4,150

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $55 Priciest $1,128

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, chest (no contrast) is about $223 (about 2.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Northside Hospital Cherokee charges insurers about $1,128, or about $3,113 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Canton, GA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $223. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$104 - $1,307	97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$104 - $2,893	97%
Aetnamajor	$107 - $2,822	100%
Cignamajor	$622 - $1,387	582%
Humanamajor	$106 - $109	99%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$108 - $1,483	101%
Ambetter (Centene)	$464 - $796	434%
Amerigroup	$464 - $616	434%
CareSource	$108 - $1,544	101%
Clover Health	$110	103%
Health Net	$1,448	1356%
Oscar Health	$695	651%
WellCare	$108	101%
+ 26 smaller / regional plans	$82 - $4,150

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 9 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 3,113), 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: 71250.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Northside Hospital Cherokee is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 71250.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Northside Hospital Cherokee

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