CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$157

about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $106–$184

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$121

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $36 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $157 This hospital $121 Cash price $2,872 Hospital's list price $2,872

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 NJ hospitals compared.

Cheapest $118 Priciest $133

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ 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 $157 (about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate). St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc charges insurers about $121, or about $2,872 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Paterson, NJ.

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	$32 - $510	30%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$43 - $564	40%
Aetnamajor	$43 - $591	40%
Cignamajor	$372 - $2,872	348%
Ambetter (Centene)	$43 - $186	40%
AmeriHealth	$43 - $1,829	40%
Clover Health	$43 - $124	40%
Fidelis Care	$32 - $575	30%
Health Net	$386 - $2,585	361%
MagnaCare	$2,010	1882%
Oscar Health	$2,705	2533%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$43 - $316

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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 2,872), 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 St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc 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.

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Other Procedures at St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc

Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other NJ hospitals

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