CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Kenmore Mercy Hospital

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$129

about 0.7× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $101–$183

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$116

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $13 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $129 This hospital $116 Cash price $287 Hospital's list price $575

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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 $116

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 (with contrast) is about $129 (about 0.7× the $179 Medicare rate). Kenmore Mercy Hospital charges insurers about $116, or about $287 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Kenmore, 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	$36 - $179	20%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$47 - $330	26%
Aetnamajor	$54 - $153	30%
Cignamajor	$52 - $211	29%
Humanamajor	$54 - $153	30%
Amerigroup	$82 - $226	46%
Fidelis Care	$54 - $330	30%
Independent Health	$47 - $463	26%
Molina	$106 - $373	59%
MVP Health Care	$70 - $198	39%
UPMC Health Plan	$93 - $262	52%
WellCare	$54 - $160	30%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans	$45 - $606

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

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 287), 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: 70460.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Kenmore Mercy Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70460.
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 Kenmore Mercy Hospital

Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other NY hospitals

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