CT scan, sinuses
Facility: Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Billing Code: 70486 (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, sinuses is about $190 (about 1.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware charges insurers about $220, or about $1,187 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Wilmington, DE.
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 $190. 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 | $436 - $741 | 408% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $439 - $1,048 | 411% |
| Aetnamajor | $504 - $688 | 472% |
| Cignamajor | $653 - $748 | 611% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $677 | 634% |
| AmeriHealth | $364 - $677 | 341% |
| Fidelis Care | $475 | 445% |
| Geisinger | $712 | 667% |
| HealthPartners | $460 | 431% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $470 | 440% |
| + 14 smaller / regional plans | $50 - $1,187 |
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 Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Compare: CT scan, sinuses at other DE hospitals
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- PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Georgetown · Georgetown $126
- Christiana Hospital · Newark $141
- Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus · Milford $158
- Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus · Dover $160
- Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. · Seaford $284
- Beebe Medical Center · Lewes $333
- St Francis Hospital · Wilmington $586
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.