CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: St Joseph Health System, LLC

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$345

about 1.9× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $239–$356

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$306

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $39 under the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $345 This hospital $306 Cash price $484 Hospital's list price $1,905

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

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

Cheapest $55 Priciest $306

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

A fair price for a CT scan, head (with contrast) is about $345 (about 1.9× the $179 Medicare rate). St Joseph Health System, LLC charges insurers about $306, or about $484 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Fort Wayne, IN.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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	$164 - $1,529	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$63 - $1,319	35%
Aetnamajor	$80 - $2,472	45%
Cignamajor	$56 - $3,636	31%
Humanamajor	$183 - $306	102%
CareSource	$306	171%
Devoted Health	$186	104%
Medical Mutual	$174 - $3,636	97%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans	$42 - $3,636

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 9 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 484), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70460.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm St Joseph Health System, LLC is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70460.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at St Joseph Health System, LLC

Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other IN hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.