CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$158

about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $158–$164

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$158

About the fair price

0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $158 This hospital $158 Cash price $480 Hospital's list price $1,198

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $58 Priciest $158

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MN 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 $158 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center charges insurers about $158, or about $480 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Minneapolis, MN.

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	$50 - $683	28%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$42 - $518	23%
Aetnamajor	$131 - $815	73%
Cignamajor	$108 - $671	60%
Humanamajor	$125 - $779	70%
HealthPartners	$37 - $880	21%
Medica	$39 - $841	22%
Sanford Health Plan	$50 - $706	28%
Security Health Plan	$50 - $898	28%
UCare	$37 - $407	21%
WellCare	$50 - $177	28%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$37 - $1,078

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 480), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70460.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70460.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center

Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other MN hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.