CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Parkview Wabash Hospital, Inc

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$438

about 2.4× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $334–$523

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$393

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $45 under the fair price · 2.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $438 This hospital $393 Cash price $746 Hospital's list price $1,492

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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 $393

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 $438 (about 2.4× the $179 Medicare rate). Parkview Wabash Hospital, Inc charges insurers about $393, or about $746 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Wabash, IN.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$386	215%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$413	230%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$381 - $393

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 746), 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 Parkview Wabash Hospital, Inc 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 Parkview Wabash Hospital, Inc

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

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