CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Baptist Medical Center Beaches
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 $208 (about 1.2× the $179 Medicare rate). Baptist Medical Center Beaches charges insurers about $248, or about $1,530 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Jacksonville Beach, 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 $208. 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 | $180 - $2,597 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $472 - $1,604 | 263% |
| Aetnamajor | $182 - $1,974 | 102% |
| Cignamajor | $1,037 - $1,505 | 579% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $429 | 239% |
| Amerigroup | $207 | 116% |
| AmeriHealth | $228 | 127% |
| AvMed | $549 - $656 | 306% |
| CareSource | $1,604 | 895% |
| Devoted Health | $189 | 105% |
| Molina | $246 | 137% |
| Simply Healthcare | $217 - $248 | 121% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $197 | 110% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $179 - $2,098 |
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 Baptist Medical Center Beaches
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.