CT scan, sinuses
Facility: Kaleida Health
Billing Code: 70486 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY 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, sinuses is about $119 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Kaleida Health charges insurers about $115, or about $445 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Buffalo, NY.
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
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 | $33 - $142 | 31% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $35 - $487 | 33% |
| Aetnamajor | $61 - $138 | 57% |
| Cignamajor | $153 - $185 | 143% |
| Fidelis Care | $35 - $141 | 33% |
| Independent Health | $76 - $249 | 71% |
| MagnaCare | $103 - $132 | 96% |
| Molina | $21 - $80 | 20% |
| WellCare | $136 | 127% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $32 - $475 |
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Other Procedures at Kaleida Health
Compare: CT scan, sinuses at other NY hospitals
- Maimonides Medical Center · Brooklyn $42
- Saratoga Hospital · Saratoga Springs $44
- Columbia Memorial Hospital · Hudson $45
- The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl · Plattsburgh $48
- O'Connor Hospital · Delhi $73
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $88
- United Memorial Medical Center · Batavia $91
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $91
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.