CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: El Centro Regional Medical Center
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 $280 (about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate). El Centro Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $282, or about $2,215 in cash — about the fair price. Located in El Centro, CA.
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 | $225 - $1,548 | 126% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $225 - $3,164 | 126% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,392 | 777% |
| Cignamajor | $2,373 | 1324% |
| Humanamajor | $2,943 | 1642% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $3,259 | 1819% |
| Health Net | $225 - $2,848 | 126% |
| Molina | $225 - $3,480 | 126% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $225 - $3,164 |
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Other Procedures at El Centro Regional Medical Center
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.