CMS Price Transparency Data
CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$509
about 2.8× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $184–$1,065
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $509 Cash price $1,446 Hospital's list price $2,224
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 | $600 - $2,632 | 335% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $430 - $1,607 | 240% |
| Aetnamajor | $600 - $1,779 | 335% |
| Cignamajor | $600 - $1,824 | 335% |
| Humanamajor | $600 - $1,668 | 335% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $600 | 335% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $600 | 335% |
| Amerigroup | $2,224 | 1241% |
| CareSource | $600 | 335% |
| Molina | $600 | 335% |
| WellCare | $306 - $600 | 171% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $600 - $2,002 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other GA hospitals
- Emanuel Medical Center · Swainsboro $70
- Liberty Regional Medical Center · Hinesville $128
- Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus · Saint Marys $135
- Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center · Savannah $138
- Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus · Brunswick $143
- Atrium Health Navicent Peach · Byron $148
- Navicent Health Baldwin · Milledgeville $156
- Sgmc Health Lanier · Lakeland $157
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.