CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Weatherford Regional Hospital, Inc of Weatherford

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$419

about 2.3× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $209–$590

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$215

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $204 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $419 This hospital $215 Cash price $880 Hospital's list price $1,100

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How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

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

Cheapest $94 Priciest $215

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OK 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 $419 (about 2.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Weatherford Regional Hospital, Inc of Weatherford charges insurers about $215, or about $880 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Weatherford, OK.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$150 - $247	84%
Aetnamajor	$1,100	614%
Cignamajor	$1,045	583%
Humanamajor	$1,100	614%
Medica	$535	299%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$515 - $1,100

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 880), 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 Weatherford Regional Hospital, Inc of Weatherford 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 Weatherford Regional Hospital, Inc of Weatherford

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