CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: St Francis Medical Center

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$751

about 4.2× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $298–$1,003

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$859

About the fair price

about $108 over the fair price · 4.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $751 This hospital $859 Cash price $1,286 Hospital's list price $2,225

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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 $859

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 $751 (about 4.2× the $179 Medicare rate). St Francis Medical Center charges insurers about $859, or about $1,286 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Breckenridge, 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	$1,364 - $1,664	761%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$163 - $1,363	91%
Aetnamajor	$172 - $1,453	96%
Cignamajor	$512	286%
Humanamajor	$842	470%
HealthPartners	$205 - $1,905	114%
Medica	$188 - $1,845	105%
Sanford Health Plan	$1,764	984%
UCare	$492 - $1,764	275%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$172 - $2,444

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 3 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 1,286), 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 St Francis 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 St Francis Medical Center

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

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