CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$424
about 2.4× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $205–$739
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$389
About the fair price
about $35 under the fair price · 2.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $424 This hospital $389 Cash price $1,465 Hospital's list price $2,929

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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 $389

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 $424 (about 2.4× the $179 Medicare rate). Novant Health Matthews Medical Center charges insurers about $389, or about $1,465 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Matthews, 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 $170 - $1,711 95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $170 - $1,728 95%
Aetnamajor $175 - $2,343 98%
Cignamajor $176 - $1,508 98%
Humanamajor $170 - $2,109 95%
AmeriHealth $389 217%
CareSource $967 540%
WellCare $389 217%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans $170 - $2,841
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: 1500 Matthews Twnshp Prkwy Box 3310, Matthews, NC 28106
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals