CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$189
about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $142–$242
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$174
About the fair price
about $15 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $189 This hospital $174 Cash price $1,646 Hospital's list price $2,655

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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 $174

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 $189 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital charges insurers about $174, or about $1,646 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lewistown, 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 $1,176 656%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $173 - $1,436 97%
Aetnamajor $1,085 - $1,290 605%
Cignamajor $1,148 - $1,397 641%
Humanamajor $174 97%
Ambetter (Centene) $414 231%
AmeriHealth $147 82%
Geisinger $143 - $809 80%
HealthPartners $161 90%
UPMC Health Plan $157 - $11,890 88%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $174 - $2,124
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 400 Highland Avenue, Lewistown, PA 17044
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals