CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$277
about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $148–$417
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$263
About the fair price
about $14 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $277 This hospital $263 Cash price $989 Hospital's list price $1,521

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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 $50 Priciest $263

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 contrast) is about $277 (about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus charges insurers about $263, or about $989 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 $533 - $1,369 297%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $132 - $373 74%
Aetnamajor $380 212%
Cignamajor $1,320 737%
Humanamajor $1,361 759%
AmeriHealth $1,361 759%
CareSource $1,357 757%
Dean Health Plan $1,308 730%
GEHA $1,369 764%
Medical Mutual $1,361 759%
Molina $633 353%
MVP Health Care $1,308 730%
Oscar Health $467 261%
Paramount $1,308 730%
Priority Health $1,371 765%
UniCare $1,361 759%
+ 116 smaller / regional plans $266 - $1,396
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