CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Shands Jacksonville
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL 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 (no contrast) is about $128 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Shands Jacksonville charges insurers about $230, or about $2,321 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Jacksonville, FL.
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 $128. 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.
5 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 | $114 - $1,720 | 107% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $109 - $2,139 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $104 - $3,477 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $1,719 | 1609% |
| Humanamajor | $109 - $3,587 | 102% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $177 | 166% |
| AmeriHealth | $248 | 232% |
| AvMed | $857 - $1,614 | 802% |
| Devoted Health | $115 - $120 | 108% |
| Health Net | $1,772 | 1659% |
| Molina | $139 - $248 | 130% |
| Simply Healthcare | $247 | 231% |
| WellCare | $128 | 120% |
| + 20 smaller / regional plans | $109 - $4,009 |
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 Shands Jacksonville
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other FL hospitals
- Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital · Vero Beach $58
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. · Tampa $60
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital · Sarasota $69
- Doctors Memorial Hospital · Bonifay $73
- Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital · Stuart $84
- Cleveland Clinic Hospital · Weston $106
- Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast · Miramar Beach $109
- Sacred Heart Hospital · Pensacola $110
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.