CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, sinuses

Facility: Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

Billing Code: 70486 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$152
about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $117–$164
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$150
About the fair price
about $2 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $152 This hospital $150 Cash price $3,306 Hospital's list price $5,333

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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 $150

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 $152 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $150, or about $3,306 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Wilkes Barre, 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 $2,725 2551%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $106 - $1,238 99%
Aetnamajor $2,483 - $3,562 2325%
Cignamajor $2,309 - $2,416 2162%
Humanamajor $105 98%
Ambetter (Centene) $347 325%
AmeriHealth $150 140%
Geisinger $105 - $322 98%
HealthPartners $156 146%
UPMC Health Plan $153 - $162 143%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $105 - $4,533
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1000 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals