CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Ochsner Rush Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$283
about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $224–$360
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$325
About the fair price
about $42 over the fair price · 1.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $283 This hospital $325 Cash price $615 Hospital's list price $1,982

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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 $63 Priciest $325

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 and without contrast) is about $283 (about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Ochsner Rush Hospital charges insurers about $325, or about $615 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Meridian, 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 $163 - $445 91%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $564 - $726 315%
Aetnamajor $1,288 719%
Cignamajor $163 - $1,100 91%
Humanamajor $150 - $163 84%
Ambetter (Centene) $228 127%
WellCare $163 91%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $171 - $1,388
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1314 19Th Ave, Meridian, MS 39301
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals