CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,241

about 6.9× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $228–$1,553

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,408

About the fair price

about $167 over the fair price · 7.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $1,241 This hospital $1,408 Cash price $1,341 Hospital's list price $2,235

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $87 Priciest $1,408

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 (with and without contrast) is about $1,241 (about 6.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital charges insurers about $1,408, or about $1,341 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Springfield, 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	$170 - $17,571	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$170 - $40,293	95%
Aetnamajor	$170 - $20,896	95%
Cignamajor	$170 - $18,817	95%
Humanamajor	$170 - $11,919	95%
AmeriHealth	$3,657	2041%
CareSource	$255 - $17,827	142%
Devoted Health	$203 - $13,707	113%
GEHA	$211 - $20,896	118%
Medica	$292 - $17,571	163%
Molina	$170 - $11,885	95%
UniCare	$170 - $11,885	95%
WellCare	$170 - $11,885	95%
+ 41 smaller / regional plans	$170 - $20,896

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 2 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 1,341), 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: 70470.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70470.
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 Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital

Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other OH hospitals

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