CMS Price Transparency Data
CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Helen Newberry Joy Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$254
about 1.4× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $154–$419
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $254 Cash price $90 Hospital's list price $143
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 | $109 - $2,457 | 61% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $111 - $2,501 | 62% |
| Aetnamajor | $101 - $2,406 | 56% |
| Cignamajor | $109 - $2,457 | 61% |
| Humanamajor | $321 - $1,013 | 179% |
| Priority Health | $109 - $2,457 | 61% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $72 - $2,458 |
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Helen Newberry Joy Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other MI hospitals
- Henry Ford Allegiance Health · Jackson $56
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $59
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $59
- Henry Ford Health Hospital · Detroit $59
- Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center · Wyandotte $59
- Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital · W Bloomfield $59
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $73
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $75
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.