CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$105

about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $105–$129

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$106

About the fair price

about $1 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $105 This hospital $106 Cash price $1,314 Hospital's list price $2,190

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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 $99 Priciest $106

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 (no contrast) is about $105 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital charges insurers about $106, or about $1,314 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Raeford, NC.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldKaiser 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	$104 - $106	97%
Aetnamajor	$106 - $259	99%
Cignamajor	$106	99%
Humanamajor	$104 - $114	97%
Ambetter (Centene)	$155 - $207	145%
WellCare	$104	97%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$104 - $109

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 1,314), 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: 70450.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70450.
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 Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital

Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other NC hospitals

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