CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: The University Hospital

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$153

about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $128–$219

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$129

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $24 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $153 This hospital $129 Cash price $140 Hospital's list price $2,536

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other NJ hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $118 Priciest $133

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 (no contrast) is about $153 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). The University Hospital charges insurers about $129, or about $140 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Newark, 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	$121 - $744	113%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$759	711%
Aetnamajor	$121 - $744	113%
AmeriHealth	$121 - $137	113%
Clover Health	$121	113%
Fidelis Care	$121 - $744	113%
Health Net	$2,409	2255%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$121 - $2,282

Excludes 3 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 140), 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 The University Hospital 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 The University Hospital

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

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