CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Montrose Regional Health
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 CO hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CO 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 and without contrast) is about $110 (about 0.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Montrose Regional Health charges insurers about $99, or about $1,140 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Montrose, CO.
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 | $52 - $2,146 | 29% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $59 - $2,123 | 33% |
| Cignamajor | $198 - $2,146 | 110% |
| Humanamajor | $59 - $2,146 | 33% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $83 - $2,152 |
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Other Procedures at Montrose Regional Health
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other CO hospitals
- Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center · Salida $59
- Gunnison Valley Hospital · Gunnison $85
- Rangely District Hospital · Rangely $86
- Mercy Regional Medical Center · Durango $116
- Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services · Colorado Springs $116
- St Elizabeth Hospital · Fort Morgan $116
- Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus · Westminster $116
- St Anthony Summit Medical Center · Frisco $116
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.