CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Banner Lassen Medical Center
Billing Code: 70450 (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 (no contrast) is about $85 (about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Banner Lassen Medical Center charges insurers about $94, or about $712 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Susanville, 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 | $519 - $1,178 | 486% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $21 - $1,102 | 20% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,216 | 1138% |
| Cignamajor | $1,204 | 1127% |
| Banner Health | $519 | 486% |
| Health Net | $1,229 | 1151% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $167 - $701 |
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Other Procedures at Banner Lassen Medical Center
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
- Trinity Hospital · Weaverville $65
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $69
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $73
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $77
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.