CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other CA hospitals charge less.
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 contrast) is about $102 (about 0.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Mendocino Coast charges insurers about $103, or about $1,135 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fort Bragg, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 - $2,614 | 30% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $57 - $2,481 | 32% |
| Cignamajor | $53 - $2,519 | 30% |
| Health Net | $77 - $2,103 | 43% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $58 - $2,907 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
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
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $97
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $98
- Banner Lassen Medical Center · Susanville $136
- Temecula Valley Hospital · Temecula $138
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.