CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Stillwater Billings Clinic

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$95
about 0.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $93–$264
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$94
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $95 This hospital $94 Cash price $1,084 Hospital's list price $1,084

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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 $44 Priciest $191

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, head (with contrast) is about $95 (about 0.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Stillwater Billings Clinic charges insurers about $94, or about $1,084 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 $88 - $1,686 49%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $52 - $1,686 29%
Aetnamajor $95 - $1,722 53%
Cignamajor $94 - $1,686 52%
Humanamajor $50 - $1,219 28%
PacificSource $95 - $1,686 53%
+ 29 smaller / regional plans $51 - $2,485
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