CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$171
about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $96–$292
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$156
About the fair price
about $15 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $171 This hospital $156 Cash price $779 Hospital's list price $1,199

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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 $37 Priciest $156

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 (no contrast) is about $171 (about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus charges insurers about $156, or about $779 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Shelby, MI.

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 $420 - $1,079 393%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $79 - $294 74%
Aetnamajor $300 281%
Cignamajor $1,041 975%
Humanamajor $1,073 1005%
AmeriHealth $1,073 1005%
CareSource $1,070 1002%
Dean Health Plan $1,031 965%
GEHA $1,079 1010%
Medical Mutual $1,073 1005%
Molina $499 467%
MVP Health Care $1,031 965%
Oscar Health $368 345%
Paramount $1,031 965%
Priority Health $1,081 1012%
UniCare $1,073 1005%
+ 116 smaller / regional plans $210 - $1,101
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 8 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 72 South State Street, Shelby, MI 49455
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals