CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Pelham Medical Center

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$459
about 2.6× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $215–$500
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$477
About the fair price
about $18 over the fair price · 2.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $459 This hospital $477 Cash price $2,181 Hospital's list price $3,635

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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 $477

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 $459 (about 2.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Pelham Medical Center charges insurers about $477, or about $2,181 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Greer, 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 $356 199%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $168 - $997 94%
Aetnamajor $174 97%
Cignamajor $179 - $826 100%
Humanamajor $167 93%
Devoted Health $172 96%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $176

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 250 Westmoreland Road, Greer, SC 29651
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals