CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Acadia General Hospital

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$254

about 1.4× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $174–$323

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$217

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $37 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $254 This hospital $217 Cash price $383 Hospital's list price $1,666

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $90 Priciest $217

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

A fair price for a CT scan, head (with contrast) is about $254 (about 1.4× the $179 Medicare rate). Acadia General Hospital charges insurers about $217, or about $383 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Crowley, LA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$162 - $268	90%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$162 - $494	90%
Aetnamajor	$162 - $317	90%
Cignamajor	$1,058	590%
Humanamajor	$162 - $217	90%
AmeriHealth	$217	121%
WellCare	$170	95%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$162 - $583

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

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 383), 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: 70460.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Acadia General Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70460.
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 Acadia General Hospital

Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other LA hospitals

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