CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$227
about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $150–$426
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$219
About the fair price
about $8 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $227 This hospital $219 Cash price $1,603 Hospital's list price $2,466

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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 $54 Priciest $219

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 contrast) is about $227 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital charges insurers about $219, or about $1,603 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 $468 - $524 261%
Cignamajor $1,929 - $2,144 1076%
Humanamajor $241 134%
Fidelis Care $146 - $256 81%
Molina $302 169%
MVP Health Care $447 249%
Oscar Health $346 193%
SelectHealth $168 94%
WellCare $148 - $223 83%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans $146 - $1,973
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