CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Brown County Hospital

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$369

about 3.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $123–$1,580

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$242

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $127 under the fair price · 2.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $369 This hospital $242 Cash price $1,720 Hospital's list price $2,293

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How this hospital compares to other NE hospitals

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

Cheapest $74 Priciest $242

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 (no contrast) is about $369 (about 3.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Brown County Hospital charges insurers about $242, or about $1,720 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ainsworth, NE.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$147	138%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,178	2039%
Aetnamajor	$2,064	1932%
Ambetter (Centene)	$3,256	3048%
Medica	$2,178	2039%
Oscar Health	$4,586	4294%

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 1,720), 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 Brown County 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Brown County Hospital

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