CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Mid-Columbia Medical Center

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$99
about 0.6× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $84–$206
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$101
About the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 0.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $99 This hospital $101 Cash price $559 Hospital's list price $1,166

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other OR hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $57 Priciest $197

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OR 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 contrast) is about $99 (about 0.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Mid-Columbia Medical Center charges insurers about $101, or about $559 in cash — about the fair price. Located in The Dalles, OR.

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 $1,124 - $2,054 627%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $51 - $6,893 28%
Aetnamajor $61 - $1,996 34%
Cignamajor $86 - $2,037 48%
Humanamajor $53 - $219 30%
Amerigroup $169 - $1,124 94%
Devoted Health $55 - $2,335 31%
Health Net $52 - $213 29%
Moda Health $53 - $1,427 30%
Molina $51 - $1,124 28%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans $51 - $2,097
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1700 E 19Th Street, The Dalles, OR 97058
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals