CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$439
about 2.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $214–$492
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$490
About the fair price
about $51 over the fair price · 2.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $439 This hospital $490 Cash price $1,572 Hospital's list price $2,418

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How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

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

Cheapest $53 Priciest $490

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ID 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 $439 (about 2.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $490, or about $1,572 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Boise, ID.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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 $186 - $2,418 104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $186 - $1,200 104%
Aetnamajor $191 - $2,220 107%
Cignamajor $3,900 2176%
Humanamajor $2,128 - $2,418 1188%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $1,200 670%
Dean Health Plan $2,176 1214%
GEHA $2,176 - $2,220 1214%
Health Net $1,765 - $2,176 985%
Moda Health $189 - $2,176 105%
Molina $447 249%
PacificSource $404 - $1,765 225%
Paramount $2,176 1214%
Priority Health $3,900 2176%
SelectHealth $745 - $2,176 416%
+ 42 smaller / regional plans $136 - $3,900
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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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1055 North Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals