CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Columbus Regional Healthcare System

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$184
about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $173–$309
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$170
About the fair price
about $14 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $184 This hospital $170 Cash price $1,116 Hospital's list price $1,594

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

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

Cheapest $134 Priciest $170

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NC 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 $184 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Columbus Regional Healthcare System charges insurers about $170, or about $1,116 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Whiteville, NC.

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 $167 - $1,084 93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $167 - $1,023 93%
Aetnamajor $173 - $1,546 97%
Cignamajor $175 - $1,514 98%
Humanamajor $172 96%
Ambetter (Centene) $927 - $1,079 517%
AmeriHealth $356 199%
Devoted Health $174 97%
Health Net $1,057 - $1,181 590%
Molina $409 - $425 228%
Oscar Health $1,036 - $1,163 578%
UniCare $167 93%
WellCare $167 - $356 93%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans $167 - $1,514
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 500 Jefferson St, Whiteville, NC 28472
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals