CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Chelsea Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$170
about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $81–$281
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$186
About the fair price
about $16 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $170 This hospital $186 Cash price $1,943 Hospital's list price $2,989

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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 $186

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 $170 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Chelsea Hospital charges insurers about $186, or about $1,943 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Chelsea, MI.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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 $181 - $2,009 101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $98 - $186 55%
Aetnamajor $145 - $2,043 81%
Cignamajor $2,109 1177%
Humanamajor $1,988 1109%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $186 104%
AmeriHealth $1,988 1109%
CareSource $411 229%
Dean Health Plan $2,242 1251%
GEHA $145 - $2,009 81%
Health Net $2,989 1668%
HealthPartners $2,322 1296%
MagnaCare $1,988 1109%
Medical Mutual $1,988 1109%
Molina $228 127%
MVP Health Care $2,242 1251%
Paramount $2,242 1251%
Priority Health $463 - $515 258%
Tufts Health Plan $2,322 1296%
UniCare $1,988 1109%
+ 124 smaller / regional plans $175 - $2,989
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 10 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 775 S Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals