CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$160

about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $100–$383

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$101

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $59 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $160 This hospital $101 Cash price $799 Hospital's list price $2,282

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 3 of 8 other VA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $100 Priciest $108

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 VA 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 (no contrast) is about $160 (about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate). Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital charges insurers about $101, or about $799 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lexington, VA.

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	$101 - $1,865	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$97 - $488	91%
Aetnamajor	$92 - $1,515	86%
Cignamajor	$1,828	1711%
Humanamajor	$94 - $102	88%
Sentara	$99 - $1,415	93%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$1,255 - $2,168

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 799), 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: 70450.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70450.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital

Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other VA hospitals

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