CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
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.
⚠ 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 contrast) is about $259 (about 1.4× the $179 Medicare rate). Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital charges insurers about $220, or about $2,704 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. 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.
2 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 | $241 | 134% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5,834 - $6,460 | 3256% |
| Health Net | $256 - $4,269 | 143% |
| Molina | $150 - $282 | 84% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $44 - $8,537 |
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Other Procedures at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
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.