CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, sinuses

Facility: St Lukes Hospital

Billing Code: 70486 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$136
about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $116–$180
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$140
About the fair price
about $4 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $136 This hospital $140 Cash price $3,811 Hospital's list price $4,592

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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 $140

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 $136 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). St Lukes Hospital charges insurers about $140, or about $3,811 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bethlehem, 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 $118 - $1,327 110%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $109 - $1,355 102%
Aetnamajor $111 - $1,603 104%
Cignamajor $1,257 1177%
Humanamajor $113 106%
AmeriHealth $156 146%
Geisinger $111 - $1,291 104%
Oscar Health $1,192 1116%
UPMC Health Plan $114 - $1,259 107%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $130 - $187

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals