CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Trinity Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 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 and without contrast) is about $194 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Trinity Hospital charges insurers about $98 — 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 | $55 - $1,555 | 31% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $56 - $1,543 | 31% |
| Aetnamajor | $53 - $976 | 30% |
| Cignamajor | $33 - $1,356 | 18% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $54 - $672 |
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Other Procedures at Trinity Hospital
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
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $98
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $103
- 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.