CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Mercy Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$284

about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $142–$489

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$145

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $139 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $284 This hospital $145 Cash price $734 Hospital's list price $2,447

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 LA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $90 Priciest $163

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 LA 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 contrast) is about $284 (about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Mercy Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $145, or about $734 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ville Platte, LA.

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	$299	167%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$351	196%
Aetnamajor	$296	165%
Amerigroup	$296	165%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$145 - $2,447

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

Excludes 2 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 734), 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 Mercy Regional Medical Center 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Mercy Regional Medical Center

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