CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$185
about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $159–$235
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$188
About the fair price
about $3 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $185 This hospital $188 Cash price $1,050 Hospital's list price $1,500

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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 $114 Priciest $188

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 and without contrast) is about $185 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita charges insurers about $188, or about $1,050 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Butler, 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 $159 - $439 89%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $168 - $401 94%
Aetnamajor $176 - $1,200 98%
Cignamajor $391 - $750 218%
Humanamajor $178 99%
AmeriHealth $175 - $180 98%
Devoted Health $182 - $600 102%
Geisinger $173 - $1,500 97%
UPMC Health Plan $165 - $1,575 92%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans $165 - $1,575
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
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: One Hospital Way, Butler, PA 16001
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals