CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Sabine Medical Center

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$216

about 1.2× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $167–$332

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$166

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $50 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $216 This hospital $166 Cash price $357 Hospital's list price $1,189

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 LA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $102 Priciest $172

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 and without contrast) is about $216 (about 1.2× the $179 Medicare rate). Sabine Medical Center charges insurers about $166, or about $357 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Many, LA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield UnitedHealthcareAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$458	256%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$72 - $2,177

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, 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 357), 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 Sabine Medical Center 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Sabine Medical Center

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

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