CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Charlevoix Area Hospital

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$99
about 0.6× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $89–$228
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$88
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $11 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $99 This hospital $88 Cash price $1,050 Hospital's list price $1,236

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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 $88

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 $99 (about 0.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Charlevoix Area Hospital charges insurers about $88, or about $1,050 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Charlevoix, 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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $34 - $1,074 19%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $35 - $1,142 20%
Aetnamajor $51 - $1,116 28%
Cignamajor $80 - $1,236 45%
Meridian $34 - $124 19%
Molina $51 - $627 28%
Priority Health $34 - $1,236 19%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans $34 - $1,174
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 14700 Lakeshore Drive, Charlevoix, MI 49720
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals