CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Tj Health Columbia

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$228
about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $143–$361
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$246
About the fair price
about $18 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $228 This hospital $246 Cash price $1,749 Hospital's list price $2,691

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $95 Priciest $246

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KY 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 $228 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Tj Health Columbia charges insurers about $246, or about $1,749 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Columbia, KY.

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 $1,076 600%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $165 - $2,691 92%
Aetnamajor $246 137%
Humanamajor $165 - $246 92%
CareSource $247 138%
Devoted Health $173 97%
Molina $168 - $253 94%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $166 - $1,480
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: 901 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY 42728
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals