CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Adventist Health Bakersfield
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.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $261 (about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Bakersfield charges insurers about $226, or about $308 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bakersfield, 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 | $60 - $2,408 | 33% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $60 - $2,045 | 33% |
| Aetnamajor | $71 - $1,302 | 40% |
| Cignamajor | $33 - $1,348 | 18% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $226 - $388 | 126% |
| Health Net | $60 - $295 | 33% |
| Oscar Health | $60 - $361 | 33% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $60 - $4,433 |
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Other Procedures at Adventist Health Bakersfield
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.