CT scan, sinuses
Facility: Central Vermont Medical Center
Billing Code: 70486 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 8 VT hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 VT 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, sinuses is about $94 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Central Vermont Medical Center charges insurers about $93, or about $2,606 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Barre, VT.
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
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 | $38 - $2,591 | 36% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $39 - $2,394 | 37% |
| Aetnamajor | $38 - $2,267 | 36% |
| Cignamajor | $97 - $2,465 | 91% |
| Humanamajor | $38 - $1,061 | 36% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $132 - $2,085 | 124% |
| MVP Health Care | $39 - $2,408 | 37% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $38 - $2,085 |
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Other Procedures at Central Vermont Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, sinuses at other VT hospitals
- Porter Hospital Inc · Middlebury $45
- North Country Hospital and Health Center · Newport $54
- Gifford Medical Center · Randolph $59
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $99
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $102
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $118
- Copley Hospital · Morrisville $1,145
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.