CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Deaconess Medical Center

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$276
about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $242–$357
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$271
About the fair price
about $5 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $276 This hospital $271 Cash price $1,370 Hospital's list price $3,425

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $67 Priciest $271

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA 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 $276 (about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Deaconess Medical Center charges insurers about $271, or about $1,370 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Spokane, WA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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 $194 - $550 108%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $186 - $534 104%
Aetnamajor $192 - $521 107%
Cignamajor $440 246%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $1,335 745%
Ambetter (Centene) $344 192%
Molina $186 - $366 104%
PacificSource $908 - $999 507%
WellCare $195 109%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $186 - $2,387
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: W 800 Fifth Avenue, Spokane, WA 99210
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals