CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Lakewood Health System

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$121
about 0.7× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $67–$495
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$81
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $40 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $121 This hospital $81 Cash price $537 Hospital's list price $866

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other MN hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $121 (about 0.7× the $179 Medicare rate). Lakewood Health System charges insurers about $81, or about $537 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Staples, MN.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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 $51 - $1,419 28%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $51 - $876 28%
Humanamajor $51 - $644 28%
HealthPartners $81 - $1,498 45%
Medica $53 - $1,427 30%
UCare $35 - $733 20%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $102 - $1,514
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 49725 County Road 83, Staples, MN 56479
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals