CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Crossgates River Oaks Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$180

about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $167–$302

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$172

About the fair price

about $8 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $180 This hospital $172 Cash price $679 Hospital's list price $4,457

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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 $172

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS 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 and without contrast) is about $180 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Crossgates River Oaks Hospital charges insurers about $172, or about $679 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Brandon, 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	$30 - $2,555	17%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$733	409%
Aetnamajor	$54 - $4,581	30%
Cignamajor	$21 - $6,167	12%
Humanamajor	$167	93%
CareSource	$138	77%
Devoted Health	$170	95%
Molina	$147 - $281	82%
WellCare	$173	97%
+ 24 smaller / regional plans	$31 - $7,929

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 7 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 679), 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: 70470.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Crossgates River Oaks Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70470.
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 Crossgates River Oaks Hospital

Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other MS hospitals

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