CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif
Billing Code: 70460 (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 (with contrast) is about $273 (about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif charges insurers about $205, or about $1,946 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Sacramento, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 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 | $182 | 102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $205 - $239 | 114% |
| Aetnamajor | $153 - $232 | 85% |
| Cignamajor | $306 | 171% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $100 - $205 | 56% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $165 - $262 | 92% |
| Amerigroup | $160 | 89% |
| AmeriHealth | $198 | 110% |
| CareSource | $198 | 110% |
| Health Net | $262 | 146% |
| Molina | $172 - $205 | 96% |
| Providence Health Plan | $215 | 120% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $134 - $445 |
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Other Procedures at Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif
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
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $103
- Banner Lassen Medical Center · Susanville $136
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.