CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA 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 $128 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr charges insurers about $145, or about $1,559 in cash — about the fair price. Located in San Diego, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $145 - $3,401 | 136% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $145 - $1,712 | 136% |
| Aetnamajor | $340 - $1,238 | 318% |
| Cignamajor | $340 - $1,700 | 318% |
| Humanamajor | $340 - $2,409 | 318% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $1,899 - $2,834 | 1778% |
| Health Net | $196 - $7,964 | 184% |
| HealthPartners | $623 | 583% |
| Molina | $183 | 171% |
| Sentara | $211 | 198% |
| + 68 smaller / regional plans | $85 - $3,826 |
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Other Procedures at Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other CA hospitals
- Saint Agnes Medical Center · Fresno $35
- Mayers Memorial Hospital · Fall River Mills $41
- Adventist Health Vallejo · Vallejo $53
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $58
- Trinity Hospital · Weaverville $65
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $69
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $73
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $77
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.