CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Whittier Hospital Medical Center
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.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with contrast) is about $275 (about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Whittier Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $282, or about $386 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Whittier, 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 | $292 - $1,717 | 163% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $41 - $2,396 | 23% |
| Aetnamajor | $222 - $2,146 | 124% |
| Cignamajor | $1,520 | 848% |
| Humanamajor | $222 | 124% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $143 - $2,003 | 80% |
| Health Net | $143 - $1,986 | 80% |
| Molina | $233 - $450 | 130% |
| Presbyterian | $330 | 184% |
| Sentara | $200 - $222 | 112% |
| + 53 smaller / regional plans | $75 - $2,862 |
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Other Procedures at Whittier Hospital Medical Center
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.