CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Reading Hospital

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$103
about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $66–$163
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$99
About the fair price
about $4 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $103 This hospital $99 Cash price $1,861 Hospital's list price $2,659

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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 $67 Priciest $99

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 (no contrast) is about $103 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Reading Hospital charges insurers about $99, or about $1,861 in cash — about the fair price. Located in West Reading, PA.

What each insurance company pays

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

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $97 - $786 91%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $114 - $1,373 107%
Aetnamajor $194 - $1,835 182%
Cignamajor $1,521 1424%
AmeriHealth $99 93%
Geisinger $93 - $1,683 87%
Health Net $1,197 1121%
HealthPartners $99 93%
UPMC Health Plan $85 - $1,436 80%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $93 - $2,526
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: 420 S 5Th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals