CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$354
about 2.0× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $191–$640
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$186
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $168 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $354 This hospital $186 Cash price $2,660 Hospital's list price $4,433

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other NH hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $117 Priciest $637

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 (with and without contrast) is about $354 (about 2.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Wentworth-Douglass Hospital charges insurers about $186, or about $2,660 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Dover, NH.

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✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser 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 $186 104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $182 - $1,189 102%
Cignamajor $2,522 1407%
WellSense $186 - $516 104%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $186 - $2,788
Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 789 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals