CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$305

about 1.7× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $206–$310

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$292

About the fair price

about $13 under the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $305 This hospital $292 Cash price $754 Hospital's list price $3,277

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

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

Cheapest $56 Priciest $292

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

A fair price for a CT scan, head (with contrast) is about $305 (about 1.7× the $179 Medicare rate). Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms charges insurers about $292, or about $754 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Oxford, MS.

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	$292 - $1,135	163%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$167 - $2,458	93%
Aetnamajor	$170 - $2,130	95%
Cignamajor	$1,802	1006%
Humanamajor	$170 - $2,163	95%
Devoted Health	$165	92%
Health Net	$324	181%
Molina	$165 - $1,638	92%
+ 61 smaller / regional plans	$162 - $2,949

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 754), 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 Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms 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 Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms

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

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