CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Adventist Health White Memorial
Billing Code: 70470 (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 and without contrast) is about $241 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Adventist Health White Memorial charges insurers about $248, or about $2,045 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Los Angeles, 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 | $226 - $5,680 | 126% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $85 - $3,147 | 47% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,133 | 632% |
| Cignamajor | $1,536 | 857% |
| Humanamajor | $226 | 126% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $4,658 | 2599% |
| Bright Health | $259 | 145% |
| Health Net | $295 - $17,381 | 165% |
| Molina | $226 - $305 | 126% |
| + 39 smaller / regional plans | $192 - $9,656 |
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Other Procedures at Adventist Health White Memorial
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other CA hospitals
- Saint Agnes Medical Center · Fresno $54
- Mayers Memorial Hospital · Fall River Mills $61
- Adventist Health Vallejo · Vallejo $79
- Trinity Hospital · Weaverville $98
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $98
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $103
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $110
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $116
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.