CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: UPMC Wellsboro

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$197
about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $142–$461
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$175
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $22 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $197 This hospital $175 Cash price $2,987 Hospital's list price $4,298

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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 $175

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 $197 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). UPMC Wellsboro charges insurers about $175, or about $2,987 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Wellsboro, 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 $128 - $3,831 71%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $177 - $2,279 99%
Aetnamajor $736 - $3,890 411%
Cignamajor $858 - $946 479%
AmeriHealth $175 98%
Geisinger $175 - $3,020 98%
HealthPartners $240 134%
UPMC Health Plan $175 - $1,965 98%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $271 - $4,056
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: 32-36 Central Avenue, Wellsboro, PA 16901
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals