CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: St Peter's Hospital

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$99
about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $72–$274
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$302
Well above the fair price
about $203 over the fair price · 2.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $99 This hospital $302 Hospital's list price $366

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $302

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, head (no contrast) is about $99 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). St Peter's Hospital charges insurers about $302 — well above the fair price. Located in Albany, NY.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $99. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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 $72 - $3,256 67%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $105 - $786 98%
Aetnamajor $38 - $302 36%
Cignamajor $105 - $1,062 98%
Humanamajor $36 - $105 34%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $105 98%
Ambetter (Centene) $105 98%
AmeriHealth $105 98%
AvMed $105 98%
Bright Health $105 98%
CareSource $105 98%
Clover Health $105 98%
Dean Health Plan $105 98%
Fidelis Care $105 - $394 98%
Friday Health $105 98%
GEHA $74 - $105 69%
Geisinger $105 98%
Harvard Pilgrim $105 - $3,256 98%
Health Net $105 - $302 98%
HealthLink $105 98%
HealthPartners $105 - $1,062 98%
Independent Health $105 - $1,856 98%
MagnaCare $105 - $1,856 98%
Medica $105 98%
Medical Mutual $105 98%
Meridian $105 98%
Moda Health $105 98%
Molina $105 98%
MVP Health Care $105 - $610 98%
Oscar Health $105 98%
PacificSource $105 98%
Paramount $105 98%
Presbyterian $105 98%
Priority Health $105 - $1,062 98%
Providence Health Plan $105 98%
Sanford Health Plan $105 98%
Security Health Plan $105 98%
SelectHealth $105 98%
Sentara $105 98%
Tufts Health Plan $105 - $1,062 98%
UCare $105 98%
UniCare $105 - $504 98%
UPMC Health Plan $105 98%
WellCare $105 98%
WellMed $105 98%
WellSense $105 98%
+ 1049 smaller / regional plans $38 - $1,966
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 42 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 315 South Manning Boulevard, Albany, NY 12208
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals