CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$220
about 1.2× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $220–$250
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$221
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $220 This hospital $221 Cash price $1,877 Hospital's list price $2,681

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How this hospital compares to other HI hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 HI hospitals compared.

Cheapest $118 Priciest $232

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 $220 (about 1.2× the $179 Medicare rate). North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc charges insurers about $221, or about $1,877 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Kamuela, 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 $221 123%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $221 - $618 123%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans $175 - $576

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 67 1125 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals