CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: SSM St Joseph Hospital West

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$228

about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $185–$310

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$220

About the fair price

about $8 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $228 This hospital $220 Cash price $1,223 Hospital's list price $2,223

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MO hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $83 Priciest $220

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MO 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 $228 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). SSM St Joseph Hospital West charges insurers about $220, or about $1,223 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lake Saint Louis, MO.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$178 - $366	99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$105 - $579	59%
Aetnamajor	$176 - $182	98%
Humanamajor	$179	100%
HealthLink	$416	232%
Oscar Health	$211	118%

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 1,223), 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 SSM St Joseph Hospital West 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 SSM St Joseph Hospital West

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

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