CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Mount Carmel East & West

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$156

about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $98–$503

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$632

Well above the fair price

about $476 over the fair price · 5.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $156 This hospital $632 Cash price $978 Hospital's list price $1,505

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

Highest price of the 9 OH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $54 Priciest $632

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, head (no contrast) is about $156 (about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate). Mount Carmel East & West charges insurers about $632, or about $978 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Columbus, OH.

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 $156. 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.

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	$99 - $55,023	93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$97 - $94,012	91%
Aetnamajor	$97 - $44,210	91%
Cignamajor	$1,126 - $46,956	1054%
Humanamajor	$770 - $1,505	721%
AmeriHealth	$703	658%
CareSource	$1,099	1029%
GEHA	$676 - $55,023	633%
HealthLink	$1,129	1057%
HealthPartners	$1,126 - $46,956	1054%
MagnaCare	$703	658%
Medical Mutual	$248 - $86,016	232%
MVP Health Care	$1,126 - $46,956	1054%
Oscar Health	$99 - $40,802	93%
Priority Health	$1,126 - $46,956	1054%
Sentara	$1,505	1409%
UniCare	$703	658%
+ 90 smaller / regional plans	$99 - $94,012

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 7 rental-network / third-party entries (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 978), 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: 70450.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Mount Carmel East & West is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70450.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at Mount Carmel East & West

Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other OH hospitals

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