CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$235
about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $174–$436
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$220
About the fair price
about $15 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $235 This hospital $220 Cash price $1,419 Hospital's list price $2,183

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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 $61 Priciest $220

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 (with and without contrast) is about $235 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital charges insurers about $220, or about $1,419 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Mount Vernon, NY.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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 $219 - $402 122%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $219 122%
Aetnamajor $557 - $624 311%
Cignamajor $2,378 - $2,642 1327%
Humanamajor $241 134%
Fidelis Care $219 - $384 122%
Molina $302 169%
MVP Health Care $447 249%
Oscar Health $346 193%
SelectHealth $252 141%
WellCare $221 - $224 123%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans $181 - $1,746
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 12 North 7Th Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals