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.
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HC CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast
Mountainside, NJ
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Children's Specialized Hospital’s median price of $979 is 209% above the median hospital's median price ($317), higher than 78% of the 2,638 hospitals reporting CPT 70450. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 10 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 | Bcbs Nj nj health fee schedule · outpatient | $137.50 | $137.50 | $137.50 – $137.50 |
| 2 | First Health commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $768.60 | $768.60 | $768.60 – $768.60 |
| 3 | Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $771.54 | $771.54 | $771.54 – $771.54 |
| 4 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $771.54 | $771.54 | $771.54 – $771.54 |
| 5 | Aetna better health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $979.45 | $979.45 | $979.45 – $979.45 |
| 6 | Aetna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $986.37 | $986.37 | $986.37 – $986.37 |
| 7 | Aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $986.37 | $986.37 | $986.37 – $986.37 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare community plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,009 | $1,009 | $1,009 – $1,009 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nj managed percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,255 | $1,255 | $1,255 – $1,255 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nj non-managed percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,255 | $1,255 | $1,255 – $1,255 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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