CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: MUSC Health Florence Medical Center

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$526
about 2.9× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $234–$550
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$550
About the fair price
about $24 over the fair price · 3.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $526 This hospital $550 Cash price $2,441 Hospital's list price $4,881

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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 $103 Priciest $550

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 and without contrast) is about $526 (about 2.9× the $179 Medicare rate). MUSC Health Florence Medical Center charges insurers about $550, or about $2,441 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Florence, SC.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna UnitedHealthcareCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $163 - $1,116 91%
Aetnamajor $166 93%
Molina $179 100%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $175

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 805 Pamplico Hwy Box 100550, Florence, SC 29505
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - State
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals