CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 CA hospitals compared.
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 $172 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley charges insurers about $97, or about $287 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Tehachapi, 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 | $53 - $2,142 | 30% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $97 - $2,186 | 54% |
| Aetnamajor | $63 - $3,936 | 35% |
| Cignamajor | $30 - $3,415 | 17% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $347 - $1,429 | 194% |
| Health Net | $53 - $3,367 | 30% |
| Oscar Health | $61 - $287 | 34% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $53 - $2,318 |
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Other Procedures at Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
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
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $98
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $103
- Banner Lassen Medical Center · Susanville $136
- Temecula Valley Hospital · Temecula $138
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.