CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: McLaren Northern Michigan

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$81
about 0.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $81–$170
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$83
About the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 0.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $81 This hospital $83 Cash price $665 Hospital's list price $1,330

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $56 Priciest $83

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI 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 $81 (about 0.5× the $179 Medicare rate). McLaren Northern Michigan charges insurers about $83, or about $665 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Petoskey, MI.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 $74 - $1,872 41%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $95 - $479 53%
Aetnamajor $78 44%
Humanamajor $57 - $174 32%
Priority Health $87 - $1,513 49%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $66 - $174
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 416 Connable Ave, Petoskey, MI 49770
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals