CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Memorial Medical Center

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$193
about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $141–$405
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$192
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $193 This hospital $192 Cash price $1,240 Hospital's list price $1,772

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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 $192

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 $193 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Memorial Medical Center charges insurers about $192, or about $1,240 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Port Lavaca, 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 $57 - $2,682 32%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $144 - $863 80%
Aetnamajor $72 - $2,682 40%
Cignamajor $90 - $2,514 50%
Humanamajor $153 - $2,682 85%
Ambetter (Centene) $61 - $1,126 34%
Amerigroup $57 - $1,609 32%
Health Net $90 - $2,682 50%
Healthcare Highways $125 - $2,682 70%
Molina $192 - $1,609 107%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans $57 - $2,849
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 9 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 701 N Virginia St, Port Lavaca, TX 77979
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Local
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals