CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Richmond University Medical Center

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$122

about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $101–$278

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$127

About the fair price

about $5 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $122 This hospital $127 Cash price $461 Hospital's list price $2,933

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $40 Priciest $127

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, head (no contrast) is about $122 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Richmond University Medical Center charges insurers about $127, or about $461 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Staten Island, 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldKaiser 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	$123 - $1,557	115%
Aetnamajor	$127 - $1,695	119%
Cignamajor	$170	159%
Humanamajor	$110	103%
Amerigroup	$105 - $1,037	98%
Fidelis Care	$106 - $286	99%
MagnaCare	$1,760	1648%
WellCare	$127 - $471	119%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$35 - $1,466

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 461), 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 Richmond University 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.

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Other Procedures at Richmond University Medical Center

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

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