CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: St Charles Medical Center - Bend

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$260
about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $205–$370
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$224
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $36 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $260 This hospital $224 Cash price $1,779 Hospital's list price $2,224

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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 $57 Priciest $224

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 $260 (about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate). St Charles Medical Center - Bend charges insurers about $224, or about $1,779 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 $209 - $2,055 117%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $230 - $646 128%
Aetnamajor $209 - $1,935 117%
Cignamajor $209 - $1,401 117%
Humanamajor $209 117%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $163 - $1,926 91%
Devoted Health $209 117%
Health Net $209 - $2,091 117%
Moda Health $1,913 1068%
PacificSource $890 - $1,217 497%
Providence Health Plan $1,557 - $1,946 869%
UniCare $209 117%
WellCare $209 117%
+ 67 smaller / regional plans $163 - $2,180
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