CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (with and without contrast)

Facility: Weirton Medical Center, Inc

Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$147

about 0.8× the $179 Medicare rate · typically $146–$314

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$147

About the fair price

0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $179 Fair price $147 This hospital $147 Cash price $611 Hospital's list price $1,221

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How this hospital compares to other WV hospitals

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

Cheapest $46 Priciest $147

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WV 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 $147 (about 0.8× the $179 Medicare rate). Weirton Medical Center, Inc charges insurers about $147, or about $611 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Weirton, WV.

What each insurance company pays

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

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$182	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$45 - $172	25%
Aetnamajor	$46 - $176	26%
Humanamajor	$176	98%
AmeriHealth	$100	56%
HealthPartners	$126	70%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$46 - $167

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 611), 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: 70470.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Weirton Medical Center, Inc is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70470.
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.

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Other Procedures at Weirton Medical Center, Inc

Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other WV hospitals

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