CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, sinuses

Facility: Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

Billing Code: 70486 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$144
about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $88–$228
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$153
About the fair price
about $9 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $144 This hospital $153 Cash price $2,585 Hospital's list price $4,170

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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 $88 Priciest $153

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, sinuses is about $144 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital charges insurers about $153, or about $2,585 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 $1,847 1729%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $103 - $2,256 96%
Aetnamajor $1,704 - $2,027 1595%
Cignamajor $1,804 - $2,193 1689%
Humanamajor $104 97%
Ambetter (Centene) $248 232%
AmeriHealth $143 134%
Geisinger $103 - $483 96%
HealthPartners $156 146%
UPMC Health Plan $103 - $11,890 96%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $104 - $3,336
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