CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Salina Regional Health Center

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$476
about 2.7× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $192–$502
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$491
About the fair price
about $15 over the fair price · 2.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $476 This hospital $491 Cash price $2,277 Hospital's list price $3,253

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $75 Priciest $491

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $476 (about 2.7× the $179 Medicare rate). Salina Regional Health Center charges insurers about $491, or about $2,277 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Salina, KS.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareHumanaKaiser 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 $479 - $504 267%
Aetnamajor $2,928 1634%
Cignamajor $2,928 1634%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $1,952 - $2,928
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 400 South Santa Fe Avenue, Salina, KS 67401
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals