CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Grace Surgical Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$443

about 2.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $287–$510

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$365

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $78 under the fair price · 2.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $443 This hospital $365

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $59 Priciest $365

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

A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $443 (about 2.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Grace Surgical Hospital charges insurers about $365 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lubbock, TX.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$210 - $719	117%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$216 - $547	121%
Aetnamajor	$184 - $373	103%
Cignamajor	$240 - $572	134%
Humanamajor	$212	118%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$200 - $300	112%
Amerigroup	$220	123%
Providence Health Plan	$507	283%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$320 - $911

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70470.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Grace Surgical Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70470.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Grace Surgical Hospital

Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other TX hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.