CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Gadsden Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (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 and without contrast) is about $161 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Gadsden Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $159, or about $2,568 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Gadsden, 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 | $157 - $364 | 88% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $155 | 86% |
| Aetnamajor | $159 - $10,639 | 89% |
| Cignamajor | $158 - $929 | 88% |
| Humanamajor | $155 | 86% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $236 | 132% |
| Clover Health | $159 | 89% |
| Devoted Health | $158 | 88% |
| SelectHealth | $156 | 87% |
| WellCare | $160 | 89% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $155 - $15,712 |
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Other Procedures at Gadsden Regional Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other AL hospitals
- The East Alabama Healthcare Authority · Opelika $98
- Hill Hospital of Sumter County · York $151
- J Paul Jones Hospital · Camden $151
- Medical Center Enterprise · Enterprise $153
- Marshall Medical Centers · Boaz $156
- Huntsville Hospital · Huntsville $157
- Riverview Regional Medical Center · Gadsden $157
- D W McMillan Memorial Hospital · Brewton $157
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.