CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$171
about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $167–$256
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$173
About the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $171 This hospital $173 Cash price $2,649 Hospital's list price $2,649

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How this hospital compares to other ME hospitals

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

Cheapest $137 Priciest $185

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME 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 $171 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital charges insurers about $173, or about $2,649 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Brunswick, ME.

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 $57 - $2,501 32%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $57 - $622 32%
Aetnamajor $59 - $2,238 33%
Cignamajor $681 - $2,141 380%
Humanamajor $66 - $197 37%
Harvard Pilgrim $115 - $2,134 64%
WellCare $66 - $197 37%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $121 - $2,493
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, ME 04011
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals