CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Grandview Medical Center
Billing Code: 70450 (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 (no contrast) is about $98 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Grandview Medical Center charges insurers about $99, or about $2,235 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Birmingham, 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 | $94 - $5,434 | 88% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $545 | 510% |
| Aetnamajor | $97 - $3,357 | 91% |
| Cignamajor | $96 - $170 | 90% |
| Humanamajor | $94 | 88% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $143 | 134% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $167 | 156% |
| Clover Health | $97 | 91% |
| Devoted Health | $96 | 90% |
| SelectHealth | $95 | 89% |
| WellCare | $98 | 92% |
| + 21 smaller / regional plans | $65 - $10,868 |
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Other Procedures at Grandview Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other AL hospitals
- Huntsville Hospital · Huntsville $49
- The East Alabama Healthcare Authority · Opelika $58
- Hill Hospital of Sumter County · York $90
- J Paul Jones Hospital · Camden $90
- Medical Center Enterprise · Enterprise $92
- Marshall Medical Centers · Boaz $93
- Fayette Medical Center · Fayette $94
- Riverview Regional Medical Center · Gadsden $94
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.