CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$205
about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $197–$230
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$204
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $205 This hospital $204

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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 $204

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $205 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City charges insurers about $204 — about the fair price. Located in Dickson City, 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 $178 - $689 99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $175 - $728 98%
Aetnamajor $180 - $950 100%
Cignamajor $146 - $556 81%
Humanamajor $182 102%
Ambetter (Centene) $519 290%
AmeriHealth $175 - $176 98%
Devoted Health $182 102%
Geisinger $175 - $388 98%
HealthPartners $180 - $215 100%
UPMC Health Plan $182 - $834 102%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $185 - $999

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 330 Main Street, Dickson City, PA 18519
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals