CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Uch-Memorial Health System
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CO hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 contrast) is about $256 (about 1.4× the $179 Medicare rate). Uch-Memorial Health System charges insurers about $505, or about $3,304 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $256. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $146 - $2,935 | 81% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $131 - $4,076 | 73% |
| Aetnamajor | $139 - $3,078 | 78% |
| Cignamajor | $179 - $2,759 | 100% |
| Humanamajor | $139 - $3,282 | 78% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $179 - $1,092 | 100% |
| Devoted Health | $179 | 100% |
| Health Net | $2,116 - $2,886 | 1181% |
| HealthLink | $505 - $3,465 | 282% |
| Meridian | $798 - $815 | 445% |
| Molina | $389 - $595 | 217% |
| SelectHealth | $179 - $393 | 100% |
| WellCare | $798 - $815 | 445% |
| + 17 smaller / regional plans | $139 - $4,076 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Uch-Memorial Health System
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other CO hospitals
- Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center · Salida $53
- Gunnison Valley Hospital · Gunnison $76
- Rangely District Hospital · Rangely $77
- Montrose Regional Health · Montrose $88
- Mercy Regional Medical Center · Durango $98
- Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services · Colorado Springs $98
- St Elizabeth Hospital · Fort Morgan $98
- Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus · Westminster $98
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.