CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 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 contrast) is about $119 (about 0.7× the $179 Medicare rate). Sarasota Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $99, or about $1,856 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. 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 | $55 - $3,485 | 31% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $50 - $183 | 28% |
| Aetnamajor | $56 - $3,712 | 31% |
| Cignamajor | $79 - $515 | 44% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $141 - $495 | 79% |
| AmeriHealth | $42 - $228 | 23% |
| AvMed | $3,387 | 1890% |
| Molina | $41 - $223 | 23% |
| Oscar Health | $90 - $158 | 50% |
| Simply Healthcare | $40 - $217 | 22% |
| WellCare | $56 - $192 | 31% |
| + 14 smaller / regional plans | $40 - $3,645 |
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Other Procedures at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other FL hospitals
- Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital · Vero Beach $77
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. · Tampa $79
- Doctors Memorial Hospital · Bonifay $80
- Madison County Memorial Hospital · Madison $92
- Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital · Stuart $122
- Cleveland Clinic Hospital · Weston $148
- Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center · Palm Beach Gardens $162
- Palmetto General Hospital · Hialeah $175
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.