CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: St Charles Medical Center Prineville

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$261
about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $209–$493
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$267
About the fair price
about $6 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $261 This hospital $267 Cash price $2,431 Hospital's list price $3,039

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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 $64 Priciest $267

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 and without contrast) is about $261 (about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate). St Charles Medical Center Prineville charges insurers about $267, or about $2,431 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Prineville, 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 $851 - $2,809 475%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $549 - $936 306%
Aetnamajor $851 - $2,644 475%
Cignamajor $851 - $1,915 475%
Humanamajor $851 475%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $851 - $2,632 475%
Devoted Health $851 475%
Health Net $851 - $2,857 475%
Moda Health $2,614 1459%
PacificSource $1,216 - $1,662 679%
Providence Health Plan $2,127 - $2,659 1187%
UniCare $851 475%
WellCare $851 475%
+ 64 smaller / regional plans $267 - $2,978
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: 384 Se Combs Flat Road, Prineville, OR 97754
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals