CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: UPMC McKeesport Hospital

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$193
about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $166–$235
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$204
About the fair price
about $11 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $193 This hospital $204 Cash price $2,836 Hospital's list price $4,727

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $96 Priciest $204

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $193 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). UPMC McKeesport Hospital charges insurers about $204, or about $2,836 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Mc Keesport, PA.

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 $147 82%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $183 - $1,585 102%
Aetnamajor $178 - $1,891 99%
Cignamajor $1,820 - $2,836 1016%
Humanamajor $4,018 2242%
AmeriHealth $183 - $209 102%
UPMC Health Plan $147 - $990 82%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $183 - $3,782
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1500 Fifth Avenue, Mc Keesport, PA 15132
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals