CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Methodist Fremont Health

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$350

about 2.0× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $192–$467

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$192

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $158 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $350 This hospital $192 Cash price $1,403 Hospital's list price $3,791

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How this hospital compares to other NE hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other NE hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $99 Priciest $204

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NE 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 contrast) is about $350 (about 2.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Methodist Fremont Health charges insurers about $192, or about $1,403 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Fremont, NE.

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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$192 - $3,416	107%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$192 - $3,393	107%
Aetnamajor	$192 - $3,639	107%
Humanamajor	$192	107%
Ambetter (Centene)	$397	222%
Medica	$192 - $3,336	107%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$398 - $3,147

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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 1,403), 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: 70460.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Methodist Fremont Health is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70460.
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

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Other Procedures at Methodist Fremont Health

Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other NE hospitals

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