CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Memorial Hospital West
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 $214 (about 1.2× the $179 Medicare rate). Memorial Hospital West charges insurers about $343, or about $7,258 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Pembroke Pines, 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 $214. 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 | $183 - $6,222 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $203 - $2,489 | 113% |
| Cignamajor | $560 - $907 | 313% |
| Humanamajor | $198 | 110% |
| AmeriHealth | $368 | 205% |
| AvMed | $208 - $4,786 | 116% |
| Health Net | $630 | 352% |
| Molina | $350 | 195% |
| WellCare | $194 - $200 | 108% |
| + 28 smaller / regional plans | $189 - $13,221 |
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 Memorial Hospital West
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.