CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$145
about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $117–$196
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$149
About the fair price
about $4 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $145 This hospital $149 Cash price $581 Hospital's list price $1,899

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 NH hospitals compared.

Cheapest $69 Priciest $363

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NH 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 $145 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $149, or about $581 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lebanon, NH.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $39 - $2,177 37%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $39 - $2,793 37%
Aetnamajor $40 - $2,466 37%
Cignamajor $40 - $1,945 37%
Ambetter (Centene) $41 - $256 38%
AmeriHealth $39 - $321 37%
Harvard Pilgrim $49 - $1,819 46%
MVP Health Care $39 - $1,899 37%
Tufts Health Plan $131 - $1,654 123%
WellCare $41 - $124 38%
WellSense $32 - $346 30%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $38 - $2,693
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals