CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Palmetto General Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other FL hospitals charge less.
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 $206 (about 1.2× the $179 Medicare rate). Palmetto General Hospital charges insurers about $181, or about $11,691 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hialeah, 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 | $161 - $11,691 | 90% |
| Aetnamajor | $154 - $8,300 | 86% |
| Cignamajor | $181 - $5,845 | 101% |
| Humanamajor | $166 - $345 | 93% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $324 | 181% |
| AmeriHealth | $377 | 210% |
| AvMed | $157 - $358 | 88% |
| Bright Health | $210 | 117% |
| Devoted Health | $172 | 96% |
| Molina | $334 | 186% |
| Oscar Health | $257 | 143% |
| + 31 smaller / regional plans | $162 - $11,691 |
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Other Procedures at Palmetto General 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
- Hialeah Hospital · Hialeah $182
- Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast · Miramar Beach $182
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.