CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Salinas Valley Memorial 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 $308 (about 1.7× the $179 Medicare rate). Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $344, or about $6,134 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Salinas, 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 | $3,950 - $4,907 | 2204% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,621 - $4,183 | 1463% |
| Aetnamajor | $5,520 | 3080% |
| Cignamajor | $4,294 | 2396% |
| Humanamajor | $5,520 | 3080% |
| Health Net | $6,134 | 3423% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $231 - $5,091 |
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Other Procedures at Salinas Valley Memorial 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.