CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$201
about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $189–$231
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$198
About the fair price
about $3 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $201 This hospital $198

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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 $114 Priciest $198

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $201 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street charges insurers about $198 — about the fair price. Located in Pottsville, 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 $183 - $188 102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $176 - $1,652 98%
Aetnamajor $181 - $975 101%
Cignamajor $181 - $556 101%
Humanamajor $186 104%
Ambetter (Centene) $533 297%
AmeriHealth $181 - $183 101%
Devoted Health $186 104%
Geisinger $179 - $428 100%
HealthPartners $185 - $352 103%
UPMC Health Plan $186 - $856 104%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $188 - $1,025

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 420 South Jackson Street, Pottsville, PA 17901
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals