CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Jfk University Medical Center

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$282

about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $212–$305

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$197

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $85 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $282 This hospital $197 Cash price $188 Hospital's list price $2,515

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $141 Priciest $209

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 $282 (about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Jfk University Medical Center charges insurers about $197, or about $188 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Edison, 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	$187 - $461	104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$197	110%
Aetnamajor	$178 - $2,113	99%
Cignamajor	$304	170%
Amerigroup	$178 - $197	99%
AmeriHealth	$473 - $524	264%
Clover Health	$453	253%
WellCare	$178 - $197	99%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$97 - $2,337

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 188), 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 Jfk University 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 Jfk University Medical Center

Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other NJ hospitals

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