CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Oak Valley Hospital District
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 $226 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Oak Valley Hospital District charges insurers about $226, or about $2,971 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Oakdale, 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 | $2,773 | 1547% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $217 - $3,565 | 121% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,371 | 1881% |
| Cignamajor | $2,654 | 1481% |
| Humanamajor | $226 | 126% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $226 - $2,456 | 126% |
| Health Net | $2,297 | 1282% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $226 - $260 |
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Other Procedures at Oak Valley Hospital District
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.