CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 DE hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 DE 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 $352 (about 2.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus charges insurers about $239, or about $4,391 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Milford, DE.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $789 - $887 | 440% |
| Aetnamajor | $190 | 106% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $284 | 158% |
| AmeriHealth | $189 - $193 | 105% |
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Other Procedures at Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other DE hospitals
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover · Dover $171
- PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Georgetown · Georgetown $171
- Christiana Hospital · Newark $237
- Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus · Dover $246
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware · Wilmington $298
- Beebe Medical Center · Lewes $476
- Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. · Seaford $477
- St Francis Hospital · Wilmington $761
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.