CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Franciscan Health Indianapolis

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$373

about 2.1× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $159–$501

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$410

About the fair price

about $37 over the fair price · 2.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $373 This hospital $410 Cash price $449 Hospital's list price $1,942

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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 $61 Priciest $410

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 and without contrast) is about $373 (about 2.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Franciscan Health Indianapolis charges insurers about $410, or about $449 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Indianapolis, IN.

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	$1,651 - $1,684	921%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$291 - $730	162%
Aetnamajor	$410	229%
Humanamajor	$1,425	795%
UniCare	$291 - $730	162%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$278 - $1,942

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 449), 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: 70470.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Franciscan Health Indianapolis is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70470.
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 Franciscan Health Indianapolis

Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other IN hospitals

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