CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: HCA Florida Mercy Hospital
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $1,501 compared to the $443 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 3.39× fair market pricing.
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.
Note: 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 $443 (about 2.5× the $179 Medicare rate). HCA Florida Mercy Hospital charges insurers about $1,501, or about $13,387 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Plantation, 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 $443. 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.
2 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 | $304 - $6,024 | 170% |
| Aetnamajor | $809 - $4,016 | 451% |
| AvMed | $879 - $6,694 | 491% |
| Medica | $7,898 | 4407% |
| Molina | $2,544 - $3,614 | 1420% |
| Simply Healthcare | $1,740 | 971% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $1,151 - $16,064 |
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 HCA Florida Mercy Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other FL hospitals
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. · Tampa $79
- Doctors Memorial Hospital · Bonifay $80
- Madison County Memorial Hospital · Madison $92
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital · Sarasota $99
- Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center · Palm Beach Gardens $162
- PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Jupiter · Jupiter $171
- Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital · Stuart $172
- Cleveland Clinic Hospital · Weston $172
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at HCA Florida Mercy Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $4,859
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $4,859).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $13,387 (vs. $1,501 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $443 Fair BaseRate ($179 Medicare)
Your bill ($13,387) is $12,944 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($443) and 74.8× the $179 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.