CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Trinity Hospital
Billing Code: 70450 (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.
⚠ 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 (no contrast) is about $128 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Trinity Hospital charges insurers about $65, or about $274 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Weaverville, 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 | $37 - $882 | 35% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $37 - $875 | 35% |
| Aetnamajor | $36 - $554 | 34% |
| Cignamajor | $22 - $769 | 21% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $35 - $405 |
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Other Procedures at Trinity Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other CA hospitals
- Saint Agnes Medical Center · Fresno $35
- Mayers Memorial Hospital · Fall River Mills $41
- Adventist Health Vallejo · Vallejo $53
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $58
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $69
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $73
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $77
- Banner Lassen Medical Center · Susanville $94
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.