CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Akron General Medical Center

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$169
about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $157–$169
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$164
About the fair price
about $5 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $169 This hospital $164 Cash price $738 Hospital's list price $1,135

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 OH hospitals compared.

Cheapest $87 Priciest $165

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH 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 and without contrast) is about $169 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Akron General Medical Center charges insurers about $164, or about $738 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Akron, OH.

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 $57 - $1,009 32%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $57 - $728 32%
Aetnamajor $57 - $1,682 32%
Cignamajor $82 - $908 46%
Humanamajor $57 - $164 32%
AmeriHealth $179 - $359 100%
CareSource $171 - $326 95%
Molina $179 - $343 100%
Oscar Health $146 - $449 81%
UniCare $59 - $168 33%
UPMC Health Plan $159 - $681 89%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans $37 - $1,262
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1 Akron General Avenue, Akron, OH 44307
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals