Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
CTA BRAIN W/ IV CONTRAST
Arcata, CA
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American Hospital Management Corporation’s median price of $791 is 52% above the median hospital's median price ($519), higher than 62% of the 2,615 hospitals reporting CPT 70496. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 6 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $226.19 | $226.19 | $226.19 – $226.19 |
| 2 | Anthem epo facility · case rate · outpatient | $791.41 | $791.41 | $791.41 – $791.41 |
| 3 | Anthem hmo/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $791.41 | $791.41 | $791.41 – $791.41 |
| 4 | Bcbs Ca managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $879.50 | $879.50 | $879.50 – $879.50 |
| 5 | Cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,173 | $1,173 | $1,173 – $1,173 |
| 6 | Aetna hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,398 | $4,398 | $4,398 – $4,398 |
Last updated: Jul 22, 2025
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