CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Carewell Health Medical Center

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$171

about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $119–$190

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$119

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $52 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $171 This hospital $119 Cash price $396 Hospital's list price $466

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other NJ hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $171 (about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Carewell Health Medical Center charges insurers about $119, or about $396 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in East Orange, NJ.

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	$42 - $1,368	39%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$270	253%
Aetnamajor	$74 - $2,608	69%
Amerigroup	$68 - $547	64%
Clover Health	$42 - $120	39%
MagnaCare	$248 - $1,994	232%
WellCare	$42 - $516	39%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$42 - $1,368

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 396), 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 Carewell Health Medical Center 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Carewell Health Medical Center

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