CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: UF Health Shands Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (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 (with and without contrast) is about $211 (about 1.2× the $179 Medicare rate). UF Health Shands Hospital charges insurers about $228, or about $1,451 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Gainesville, FL.
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 | $179 - $228 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $179 - $1,256 | 100% |
| Aetnamajor | $237 - $2,546 | 132% |
| Cignamajor | $1,744 | 973% |
| Humanamajor | $183 - $228 | 102% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $297 | 166% |
| AmeriHealth | $248 | 138% |
| AvMed | $857 - $941 | 478% |
| Devoted Health | $201 | 112% |
| GEHA | $1,966 - $2,781 | 1097% |
| Molina | $248 | 138% |
| Simply Healthcare | $245 | 137% |
| WellCare | $183 | 102% |
| + 19 smaller / regional plans | $179 - $2,318 |
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Other Procedures at UF Health Shands 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
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital · Sarasota $118
- Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital · Stuart $147
- Cleveland Clinic Hospital · Weston $173
- Palmetto General Hospital · Hialeah $181
- Hialeah Hospital · Hialeah $182
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.