CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Portsmouth Regional Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$589
about 3.3× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $194–$738
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$637
About the fair price
about $48 over the fair price · 3.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $589 This hospital $637 Cash price $11,206 Hospital's list price $11,206

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

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

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 $589 (about 3.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Portsmouth Regional Hospital charges insurers about $637, or about $11,206 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Portsmouth, 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✓ 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 $2,880 - $7,396 1607%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $254 - $4,964 142%
Aetnamajor $7,093 3958%
AmeriHealth $462 258%
Harvard Pilgrim $694 - $868 387%
Tufts Health Plan $4,213 - $6,410 2351%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $917 - $10,646
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: 333 Borthwick Ave, Portsmouth, NH 03801
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals