CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$278

about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $215–$326

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$271

About the fair price

about $7 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $278 This hospital $271 Cash price $203 Hospital's list price $1,009

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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 $172 Priciest $271

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 and without contrast) is about $278 (about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus charges insurers about $271, or about $203 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Denville, 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	$179 - $268	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$203	113%
Aetnamajor	$203 - $431	113%
Cignamajor	$314	175%
Humanamajor	$163	91%
AmeriHealth	$203 - $526	113%
Clover Health	$203	113%
MagnaCare	$597	333%
WellCare	$203 - $275	113%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$203 - $423

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

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 203), 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: 70470.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70470.
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 Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus

Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other NJ hospitals

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