CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, sinuses

Facility: Essentia Health Virginia

Billing Code: 70486 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$107
about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $103–$146
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$104
About the fair price
about $3 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $107 This hospital $104 Cash price $1,197 Hospital's list price $1,906

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other MN hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $46 Priciest $106

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, sinuses is about $107 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Essentia Health Virginia charges insurers about $104, or about $1,197 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Virginia, MN.

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 $104 - $1,677 97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $104 - $1,620 97%
Aetnamajor $1,620 1517%
Cignamajor $1,717 - $1,723 1608%
HealthPartners $104 - $1,723 97%
Medica $104 - $1,389 97%
Sanford Health Plan $188 - $861 176%
Security Health Plan $104 - $1,468 97%
UCare $104 - $1,254 97%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans $104 - $1,468
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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: 901 9Th Street North, Virginia, MN 55792
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Local
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals