CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Clara Maass Medical Center

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$279

about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $212–$298

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$281

About the fair price

about $2 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $279 This hospital $281 Cash price $458 Hospital's list price $2,305

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $141 Priciest $281

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, head (with contrast) is about $279 (about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Clara Maass Medical Center charges insurers about $281, or about $458 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Belleville, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$204 - $294	114%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$200 - $2,200	112%
Aetnamajor	$200 - $322	112%
Cignamajor	$221 - $296	123%
Humanamajor	$200	112%
AmeriHealth	$373	208%
Clover Health	$200	112%
Fidelis Care	$200 - $299	112%
WellCare	$397	222%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$350 - $759

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 458), 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 Clara Maass Medical Center 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.

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Other Procedures at Clara Maass Medical Center

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