CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Specialists Hospital Shreveport

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$274

about 2.6× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $120–$855

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $274 Cash price $172 Hospital's list price $286

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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	$143 - $200	134%
Aetnamajor	$700	655%
Cignamajor	$157	147%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$243

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 172), 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: 70450.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Specialists Hospital Shreveport is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70450.
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 Specialists Hospital Shreveport

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