CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Lancaster General Hospital

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$242
about 1.4× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $193–$383
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$253
About the fair price
about $11 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $242 This hospital $253 Cash price $2,609 Hospital's list price $2,609

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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 $253

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 $242 (about 1.4× the $179 Medicare rate). Lancaster General Hospital charges insurers about $253, or about $2,609 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lancaster, 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 $88 - $2,609 49%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $176 - $2,630 98%
Aetnamajor $180 - $1,189 100%
Cignamajor $184 - $1,969 103%
AmeriHealth $182 102%
Devoted Health $187 104%
Geisinger $2,218 1238%
HealthPartners $184 103%
Oscar Health $347 194%
UPMC Health Plan $200 - $2,218 112%
+ 24 smaller / regional plans $94 - $13,500
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 555 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals