CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, sinuses

Facility: Compass Memorial Healthcare

Billing Code: 70486 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$361
about 3.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $132–$1,164
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$215
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $146 under the fair price · 2.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $361 This hospital $215 Hospital's list price $2,323

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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 $38 Priciest $215

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, sinuses is about $361 (about 3.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Compass Memorial Healthcare charges insurers about $215 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Marengo, 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 $2,021 1892%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $308 - $1,510 288%
Aetnamajor $123 - $2,044 115%
Humanamajor $1,742 1631%
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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: 300 W May St, Marengo, IA 52301
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals