CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Mary Greeley Medical Center

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$174
about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $168–$582
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$169
About the fair price
about $5 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $174 This hospital $169 Cash price $1,698 Hospital's list price $2,264

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $50 Priciest $169

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA 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 contrast) is about $174 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Mary Greeley Medical Center charges insurers about $169, or about $1,698 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ames, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 $167 - $1,254 93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $102 - $341 57%
Aetnamajor $167 - $2,037 93%
Humanamajor $176 98%
HealthPartners $1,666 930%
Molina $162 - $170 90%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $162 - $2,150
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
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: 1111 Duff Avenue, Ames, IA 50010
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Local
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals