CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Griffin Hospital
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $190 compared to the $165 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.15× fair market pricing.
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other CT hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (no contrast) is about $165 (about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate). Griffin Hospital charges insurers about $190, or about $127 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Derby, CT.
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 $165. 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.
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 | $127 - $171 | 119% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $127 - $2,388 | 119% |
| Aetnamajor | $127 - $198 | 119% |
| Cignamajor | $127 - $267 | 119% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $127 - $2,104 |
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 Griffin Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other CT hospitals
- Gaylord Hospital · Wallingford $107
- The Hospital of Central Connecticut · New Britain $110
- Charlotte Hungerford Hospital · Torrington $132
- Bristol Hospital · Bristol $132
- Hartford Hospital · Hartford $155
- William W Backus Hospital · Norwich $172
- John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connect · Farmington $197
- St Francis Hospital & Medical Center · Hartford $257
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Griffin Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $898
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $898).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($127) Beats Your Bill
Griffin Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $127 (vs. $190 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $165 Fair BaseRate ($107 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,475) is $2,310 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($165) and 23.1× the $107 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.