CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 AR hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR 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). Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas charges insurers about $160, or about $2,326 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Rogers, AR.
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 | $160 - $364 | 89% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $160 - $168 | 89% |
| Aetnamajor | $152 - $851 | 85% |
| Cignamajor | $160 - $724 | 89% |
| Humanamajor | $152 - $2,862 | 85% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $229 | 128% |
| HealthLink | $2,147 - $2,326 | 1198% |
| Independent Health | $160 | 89% |
| + 53 smaller / regional plans | $160 - $2,862 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other AR hospitals
- Mena Regional Health System · Mena $101
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital · Walnut Ridge $110
- White River Medical Center · Batesville $127
- Mercy Hospital Fort Smith · Fort Smith $163
- University of Arkansas Medical Sciences · Little Rock $168
- Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC · Little Rock $170
- National Park Medical Center · Hot Springs $172
- Arkansas Surgical Hospital · No Little Rock $173
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.