CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$268

about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $207–$296

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$229

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $39 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $268 This hospital $229 Cash price $283 Hospital's list price $821

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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 $229

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 $268 (about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Bergen New Bridge Medical Center charges insurers about $229, or about $283 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Paramus, 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	$210 - $874	117%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$317 - $336	177%
Aetnamajor	$210 - $352	117%
Cignamajor	$229 - $657	128%
Amerigroup	$210 - $336	117%
AmeriHealth	$358	200%
Clover Health	$210	117%
MagnaCare	$228	127%
WellCare	$229 - $336	128%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$83 - $831

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 283), 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 Bergen New Bridge Medical Center 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 Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

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

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