CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Billing Code: 70460 (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 (with contrast) is about $206 (about 1.2× the $179 Medicare rate). Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr charges insurers about $205, or about $1,726 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 | $205 - $3,766 | 114% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $205 - $1,895 | 114% |
| Aetnamajor | $377 - $1,371 | 210% |
| Cignamajor | $377 - $1,883 | 210% |
| Humanamajor | $377 - $2,667 | 210% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $2,102 - $3,138 | 1173% |
| Health Net | $277 - $8,818 | 155% |
| HealthPartners | $690 | 385% |
| Molina | $258 | 144% |
| Sentara | $297 | 166% |
| + 68 smaller / regional plans | $123 - $4,236 |
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Other Procedures at Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other CA hospitals
- Mayers Memorial Hospital · Fall River Mills $54
- Adventist Health Vallejo · Vallejo $70
- Trinity Hospital · Weaverville $87
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $92
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $97
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $98
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $103
- Banner Lassen Medical Center · Susanville $136
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.