CMS Price Transparency Data
CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Mercyone Elkader Medical Center
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$395
about 3.7× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $109–$1,313
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $395 Cash price $1,997 Hospital's list price $2,105
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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $1,160 - $1,579 | 1086% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,083 | 1014% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,095 - $1,549 | 1025% |
| Cignamajor | $2,063 | 1931% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $1,839 | 1722% |
| GEHA | $1,579 | 1478% |
| HealthPartners | $2,025 | 1896% |
| Medica | $2,063 | 1931% |
| Medical Mutual | $1,549 | 1450% |
| + 18 smaller / regional plans | $1,310 - $2,200 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Mercyone Elkader Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other IA hospitals
- Mahaska Health Partnership · Oskaloosa $38
- Veterans Memorial Hospital · Waukon $51
- Winnmed · Decorah $62
- Clarke County Hospital · Osceola $69
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond · Belmond $77
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center · West Burlington $82
- Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $85
- Orange City Area Health System · Orange City $85
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.