CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, sinuses

Facility: Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center

Billing Code: 70486 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$744

about 7.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $136–$1,289

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,202

Above the fair price

about $458 over the fair price · 11.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $744 This hospital $1,202 Cash price $901 Hospital's list price $1,202

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other ND hospitals

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

Cheapest $76 Priciest $1,202

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ND hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, sinuses is about $744 (about 7.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center charges insurers about $1,202, or about $901 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Elgin, ND.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $744. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$916 - $1,202	858%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,202 - $1,682	1125%
Aetnamajor	$721 - $1,202	675%
Cignamajor	$1,082	1013%
Humanamajor	$1,202	1125%
HealthPartners	$1,082	1013%
Medica	$961	900%
Sanford Health Plan	$1,202	1125%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$961 - $1,202

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

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 901), 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: 70486.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70486.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center

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