CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 FL hospitals compared.
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 (with and without contrast) is about $129 (about 0.7× the $179 Medicare rate). Sarasota Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $118, or about $2,052 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Sarasota, FL.
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 | $62 - $4,402 | 35% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $57 - $183 | 32% |
| Aetnamajor | $63 - $4,690 | 35% |
| Cignamajor | $89 - $515 | 50% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $159 - $495 | 89% |
| AmeriHealth | $47 - $228 | 26% |
| AvMed | $3,210 - $4,279 | 1791% |
| Molina | $46 - $223 | 26% |
| Oscar Health | $101 - $191 | 56% |
| Simply Healthcare | $45 - $217 | 25% |
| WellCare | $63 - $192 | 35% |
| + 14 smaller / regional plans | $45 - $3,751 |
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Other Procedures at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other FL hospitals
- Doctors Memorial Hospital · Bonifay $84
- Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital · Vero Beach $86
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. · Tampa $89
- Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital · Stuart $147
- Cleveland Clinic Hospital · Weston $173
- Palmetto General Hospital · Hialeah $181
- Hialeah Hospital · Hialeah $182
- Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast · Miramar Beach $182
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.