CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Memorial Health Meadows Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$231
about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $204–$470
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$230
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $231 This hospital $230 Cash price $6,074 Hospital's list price $6,074

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $70 Priciest $230

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA 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 $231 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Memorial Health Meadows Hospital charges insurers about $230, or about $6,074 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Vidalia, GA.

What each insurance company pays

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

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 $402 - $2,733 224%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $990 - $3,140 552%
Aetnamajor $230 128%
Ambetter (Centene) $210 117%
Amerigroup $753 420%
Health Net $457 255%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $200 - $1,336
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.
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: One Meadows Parkway, Vidalia, GA 30474
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals