CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Mercy Hospital Waldron
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 AR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 (no contrast) is about $217 (about 2.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Waldron charges insurers about $205, or about $1,007 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Waldron, 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 | $252 - $426 | 236% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $108 - $426 | 101% |
| Aetnamajor | $93 - $1,007 | 87% |
| Cignamajor | $447 - $1,317 | 419% |
| Humanamajor | $93 - $1,317 | 87% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $604 | 565% |
| HealthLink | $1,317 - $1,394 | 1233% |
| Independent Health | $426 | 399% |
| + 43 smaller / regional plans | $108 - $1,394 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital Waldron
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other AR hospitals
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital · Walnut Ridge $64
- Mena Regional Health System · Mena $68
- White River Medical Center · Batesville $77
- Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas · Rogers $96
- Mercy Hospital Fort Smith · Fort Smith $97
- Arkansas Children's Northwest, Inc · Springdale $98
- University of Arkansas Medical Sciences · Little Rock $100
- Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC · Little Rock $103
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.