CMS Price Transparency Data
CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: CHI Oakes Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$907
about 5.1× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $187–$1,654
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $907 Cash price $1,407 Hospital's list price $2,706
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $1,975 - $2,246 | 1102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,076 - $1,488 | 600% |
| HealthPartners | $2,571 | 1435% |
| Medica | $1,218 - $2,598 | 680% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $2,571 | 1435% |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at CHI Oakes Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other ND hospitals
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Fargo · Fargo $133
- Essentia Health · Fargo $178
- Trinity Hospitals · Minot $179
- Sanford Medical Center Fargo · Fargo $183
- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck $183
- Altru Hospital · Grand Forks $211
- CHI St Alexius Health · Bismarck $419
- CHI St Alexius Health Williston · Williston $622
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.