CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Monroe Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$357

about 2.0× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $257–$421

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$332

About the fair price

about $25 under the fair price · 1.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $357 This hospital $332 Cash price $184 Hospital's list price $3,152

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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 $332

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 $357 (about 2.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Monroe Hospital charges insurers about $332, or about $184 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bloomington, IN.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$185 - $378	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$185 - $378	103%
Aetnamajor	$185 - $650	103%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$185 - $378

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

Excludes 7 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 184), 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 Monroe Hospital 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 Monroe Hospital

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

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