CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 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 $289 (about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware charges insurers about $298, or about $2,691 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Wilmington, DE.
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 | $988 - $1,679 | 551% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $996 - $2,376 | 556% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,142 - $1,561 | 637% |
| Cignamajor | $1,480 - $1,695 | 826% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $1,534 | 856% |
| AmeriHealth | $1,534 | 856% |
| Fidelis Care | $1,076 | 600% |
| Geisinger | $1,615 | 901% |
| HealthPartners | $1,044 | 583% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $1,066 | 595% |
| + 14 smaller / regional plans | $68 - $2,691 |
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Other Procedures at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
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 Hospital, Sussex Campus · Milford $239
- Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus · Dover $246
- 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.