CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Mercy Hospital Waldron
Billing Code: 70470 (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 (with and without contrast) is about $319 (about 1.8× the $179 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Waldron charges insurers about $321, or about $1,580 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 | $410 - $668 | 229% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $175 - $668 | 98% |
| Aetnamajor | $152 - $1,580 | 85% |
| Cignamajor | $701 - $2,066 | 391% |
| Humanamajor | $152 - $2,066 | 85% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $948 | 529% |
| HealthLink | $2,066 - $2,188 | 1153% |
| Independent Health | $668 | 373% |
| + 43 smaller / regional plans | $175 - $2,188 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital Waldron
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 Northwest Arkansas · Rogers $160
- 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
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.