CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Bear Lake Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$496
about 2.8× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $188–$1,089
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$564
About the fair price
about $68 over the fair price · 3.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $496 This hospital $564 Cash price $950 Hospital's list price $1,118

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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 $564

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

A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $496 (about 2.8× the $179 Medicare rate). Bear Lake Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $564, or about $950 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Montpelier, ID.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield UnitedHealthcareAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $382 - $1,787 213%
SelectHealth $375 - $1,750 209%
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 164 South Fifth Street, Montpelier, ID 83254
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Government - Local
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals