CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 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.
⚠ 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 $112 (about 0.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Howard Memorial charges insurers about $103, or about $724 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Willits, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $59 - $3,553 | 33% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $59 - $2,774 | 33% |
| Aetnamajor | $227 - $3,080 | 127% |
| Cignamajor | $33 - $3,902 | 18% |
| Health Net | $87 - $3,765 | 49% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $65 - $3,902 |
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Other Procedures at Adventist Health Howard Memorial
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 Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $110
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $116
- Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern California · Rancho Mirage $150
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.