CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Saratoga Hospital

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$200
about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $129–$410
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$314
Above the fair price
about $114 over the fair price · 1.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $200 This hospital $314 Cash price $1,410 Hospital's list price $2,820

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 $54 Priciest $314

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 $200 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Saratoga Hospital charges insurers about $314, or about $1,410 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Saratoga Springs, 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 $200. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 $196 - $2,538 109%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $183 - $1,692 102%
Aetnamajor $56 - $1,382 31%
CDPHP $148 - $980 83%
Fidelis Care $211 - $980 118%
MagnaCare $2,538 - $2,679 1416%
MVP Health Care $65 - $1,974 36%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $211 - $1,974
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: 211 Church Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals