CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Wilcox Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$232
about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $221–$232
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$233
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $232 This hospital $233 Cash price $1,254 Hospital's list price $2,090

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How this hospital compares to other HI hospitals

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

Cheapest $118 Priciest $233

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 HI 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 $232 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Wilcox Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $233, or about $1,254 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lihue, HI.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Kaiser Permanente Blue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumana

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 $233 130%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $1,672 933%
Devoted Health $237 132%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans $121 - $1,672
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 3-3420 Kuhio Highway, Lihue, HI 96766
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Federal
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals