CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with contrast)

Facility: St Francis Community Hospital

Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$451
about 2.5× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $286–$514
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$472
About the fair price
about $21 over the fair price · 2.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $179 Fair price $451 This hospital $472 Cash price $1,504 Hospital's list price $4,792

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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 $60 Priciest $472

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 contrast) is about $451 (about 2.5× the $179 Medicare rate). St Francis Community Hospital charges insurers about $472, or about $1,504 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Federal Way, WA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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 $200 - $670 112%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $204 - $615 114%
Aetnamajor $204 - $3,450 114%
Cignamajor $564 315%
Humanamajor $212 118%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $198 - $540 110%
Amerigroup $216 121%
Molina $214 - $380 119%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $198 - $1,557
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 34515 9Th Avenue South, Federal Way, WA 98003
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals