CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Fairview Northland Regional Hospital

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$161

about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $161–$169

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$161

About the fair price

0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $161 This hospital $161 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 $161

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, head (with contrast) is about $161 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Fairview Northland Regional Hospital charges insurers about $161, or about $480 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Princeton, MN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 - $593	28%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$42 - $518	23%
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%
+ 5 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 Fairview Northland Regional Hospital 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 Fairview Northland Regional Hospital

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

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