CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: NYU Langone Hospitals

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$340
about 1.9× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $143–$740
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$626
Well above the fair price
about $286 over the fair price · 3.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $340 This hospital $626 Cash price $1,040 Hospital's list price $5,474

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 $61 Priciest $626

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 and without contrast) is about $340 (about 1.9× the $179 Medicare rate). NYU Langone Hospitals charges insurers about $626, or about $1,040 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in New York, 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 $340. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $335 - $1,482 187%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $1,132 - $1,415 632%
Aetnamajor $661 - $5,508 369%
Cignamajor $384 214%
Fidelis Care $122 - $852 68%
MagnaCare $1,384 - $2,754 772%
Oscar Health $1,833 1023%
WellCare $211 118%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans $118 - $3,470
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals