CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Sycamore Shoals Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$242
about 1.4× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $173–$264
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$233
About the fair price
about $9 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $242 This hospital $233 Cash price $588 Hospital's list price $3,918

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

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

Cheapest $56 Priciest $233

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $242 (about 1.4× the $179 Medicare rate). Sycamore Shoals Hospital charges insurers about $233, or about $588 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Elizabethton, TN.

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 $159 - $3,820 89%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $164 - $756 92%
Aetnamajor $159 - $2,500 89%
Cignamajor $167 - $542 93%
Humanamajor $159 89%
Ambetter (Centene) $347 194%
Amerigroup $159 - $233 89%
Devoted Health $167 93%
Molina $166 - $459 93%
Sentara $159 - $1,090 89%
WellCare $169 - $3,918 94%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $159 - $3,918
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1501 West Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN 37643
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals