CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Medical City Dallas Hospital

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$197

about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $184–$332

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$196

About the fair price

about $1 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $197 This hospital $196 Cash price $5,888 Hospital's list price $5,888

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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 $196

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX 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 $197 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Medical City Dallas Hospital charges insurers about $196, or about $5,888 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Dallas, TX.

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	$175 - $5,241	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$220 - $2,614	123%
Aetnamajor	$189 - $3,468	105%
Cignamajor	$184 - $3,239	103%
Humanamajor	$219 - $514	122%
Amerigroup	$175	98%
Fidelis Care	$2,650	1479%
Health Net	$172 - $4,122	96%
Healthcare Highways	$1,990 - $2,061	1110%
Molina	$193 - $196	108%
UniCare	$1,413 - $5,888	789%
+ 17 smaller / regional plans	$175 - $5,888

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 (about 5,888), 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 Medical City Dallas 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 Medical City Dallas Hospital

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

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