CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Shriners Hospitals for Children

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$305
about 1.7× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $175–$374
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$338
About the fair price
about $33 over the fair price · 1.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $305 This hospital $338 Cash price $1,935 Hospital's list price $1,935

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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 $338

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 $305 (about 1.7× the $179 Medicare rate). Shriners Hospitals for Children charges insurers about $338, or about $1,935 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Greenville, SC.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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 $370 - $680 206%
Aetnamajor $166 93%
Cignamajor $306 171%
Humanamajor $370 206%
Ambetter (Centene) $168 - $370 94%
AmeriHealth $159 - $193 89%
Molina $370 206%
Providence Health Plan $258 144%
SelectHealth $370 206%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $235

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 950 West Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Childrens