CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Huntsville Hospital
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 AL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL 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 $170 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Huntsville Hospital charges insurers about $164, or about $2,506 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Huntsville, AL.
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
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 | $164 - $1,127 | 92% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $160 - $744 | 89% |
| Aetnamajor | $163 - $1,629 | 91% |
| Cignamajor | $157 - $1,203 | 88% |
| Humanamajor | $163 - $1,127 | 91% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $320 - $2,506 | 179% |
| Devoted Health | $165 | 92% |
| WellCare | $176 | 98% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $160 - $1,253 |
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Other Procedures at Huntsville Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other AL hospitals
- The East Alabama Healthcare Authority · Opelika $82
- USA Health University Hospital · Mobile $148
- USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital · Mobile $148
- Hill Hospital of Sumter County · York $151
- J Paul Jones Hospital · Camden $151
- Whitfield Regional Hospital · Demopolis $152
- Medical Center Enterprise · Enterprise $153
- Marshall Medical Centers · Boaz $156
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.