CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, chest (no contrast)

Facility: Stillwater Billings Clinic

Billing Code: 71250 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$91
about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $90–$199
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$96
About the fair price
about $5 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $91 This hospital $96 Cash price $950 Hospital's list price $950

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How this hospital compares to other MT hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 MT hospitals compared.

Cheapest $42 Priciest $114

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MT 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, chest (no contrast) is about $91 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Stillwater Billings Clinic charges insurers about $96, or about $950 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Columbus, MT.

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 $90 - $1,454 84%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $50 - $1,454 47%
Aetnamajor $97 - $1,484 91%
Cignamajor $96 - $1,454 90%
Humanamajor $48 - $1,051 45%
PacificSource $97 - $1,454 91%
+ 29 smaller / regional plans $49 - $2,142
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 710 N 11Th St, Columbus, MT 59019
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals