CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Essentia Health Fosston

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$187
about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $177–$245
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$178
About the fair price
about $9 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $187 This hospital $178 Cash price $1,298 Hospital's list price $1,756

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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 $178

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 $187 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Essentia Health Fosston charges insurers about $178, or about $1,298 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fosston, 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 $878 - $1,589 490%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $878 - $1,531 490%
Aetnamajor $1,493 833%
Cignamajor $1,168 652%
HealthPartners $683 - $1,168 381%
Medica $699 - $1,582 390%
Sanford Health Plan $753 - $793 420%
Security Health Plan $878 490%
UCare $878 - $1,155 490%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans $177 - $1,530
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: 900 Hilligoss Boulevard Se, Fosston, MN 56542
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals