CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: St Charles Medical Center - Bend

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$181
about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $128–$244
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$157
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $24 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $181 This hospital $157 Cash price $1,586 Hospital's list price $1,983

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

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

Cheapest $43 Priciest $157

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 (no contrast) is about $181 (about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate). St Charles Medical Center - Bend charges insurers about $157, or about $1,586 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bend, OR.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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 $124 - $1,832 116%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $137 - $383 128%
Aetnamajor $124 - $1,725 116%
Cignamajor $124 - $1,249 116%
Humanamajor $124 116%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $97 - $1,717 91%
Devoted Health $124 116%
Health Net $124 - $1,864 116%
Moda Health $249 - $1,705 233%
PacificSource $103 - $1,085 96%
Providence Health Plan $249 - $1,735 233%
UniCare $124 116%
WellCare $124 116%
+ 69 smaller / regional plans $97 - $1,943
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2500 Ne Neff Road, Bend, OR 97701
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals