CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Christ Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$182
about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $161–$325
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$164
About the fair price
about $18 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $182 This hospital $164 Cash price $1,184 Hospital's list price $1,973

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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 $182 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Christ Hospital charges insurers about $164, or about $1,184 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cincinnati, 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 $100 - $1,973 56%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $97 - $1,184 54%
Aetnamajor $164 - $1,184 92%
Cignamajor $164 - $1,973 92%
Humanamajor $97 - $1,184 54%
Ambetter (Centene) $164 92%
AmeriHealth $1,184 661%
CareSource $97 - $1,973 54%
GEHA $795 444%
Health Net $1,973 1101%
Healthcare Highways $1,973 1101%
Medical Mutual $485 271%
Meridian $164 92%
Molina $493 275%
Priority Health $1,048 585%
WellCare $493 275%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans $164 - $1,973
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2139 Auburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45219
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals