CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: The University Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$239

about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $207–$301

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$203

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $36 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $239 This hospital $203 Cash price $234 Hospital's list price $3,926

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 NJ hospitals compared.

Cheapest $172 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 and without contrast) is about $239 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). The University Hospital charges insurers about $203, or about $234 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	$203 - $1,153	113%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,175	656%
Aetnamajor	$203 - $1,153	113%
AmeriHealth	$202 - $203	113%
Clover Health	$203	113%
Fidelis Care	$203 - $1,153	113%
Health Net	$3,730	2081%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$203 - $3,533

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 234), 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 The University Hospital 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 The University Hospital

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

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