CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$305

about 1.7× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $229–$766

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$222

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $83 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $305 This hospital $222 Cash price $219 Hospital's list price $3,581

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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 $222

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 $305 (about 1.7× the $179 Medicare rate). Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall charges insurers about $222, or about $219 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Newburgh, 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 - $286	122%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$219 - $1,278	122%
Aetnamajor	$177 - $217	99%
Cignamajor	$1,929 - $2,144	1076%
Humanamajor	$241	134%
CDPHP	$219 - $2,507	122%
Fidelis Care	$175 - $254	98%
GEHA	$198	110%
MVP Health Care	$569	318%
Oscar Health	$219 - $346	122%
WellCare	$226	126%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$146 - $2,865

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 219), 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 Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall 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 Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall

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

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