CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: Prisma Health Richland Hospital

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$290
about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $205–$398
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$310
About the fair price
about $20 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $290 This hospital $310 Cash price $1,723 Hospital's list price $2,650

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $86 Priciest $310

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC 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 $290 (about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Prisma Health Richland Hospital charges insurers about $310, or about $1,723 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Columbia, SC.

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 $174 - $1,121 97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $168 - $1,612 94%
Aetnamajor $177 - $2,094 99%
Cignamajor $168 - $2,365 94%
Humanamajor $168 - $1,988 94%
Ambetter (Centene) $310 173%
Molina $177 99%
WellCare $177 99%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans $177 - $16,616
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals