CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Watsonville Community Hospital
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 $578 (about 3.2× the $179 Medicare rate). Watsonville Community Hospital charges insurers about $1,338, or about $5,102 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Watsonville, CA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $578. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $616 - $8,503 | 344% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $616 - $6,507 | 344% |
| Aetnamajor | $616 - $4,697 | 344% |
| Cignamajor | $616 - $5,952 | 344% |
| Humanamajor | $8,503 | 4745% |
| GEHA | $3,200 - $6,802 | 1786% |
| Health Net | $616 - $5,331 | 344% |
| UCare | $8,503 | 4745% |
| + 43 smaller / regional plans | $223 - $8,503 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Watsonville Community Hospital
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.