CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
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 $657 (about 3.7× the $179 Medicare rate). Lakewood Ranch Medical Center charges insurers about $410, or about $4,704 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bradenton, 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 | $410 | 229% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $735 - $1,230 | 410% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,489 - $3,404 | 831% |
| Cignamajor | $409 | 228% |
| Humanamajor | $175 | 98% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $3,920 - $4,270 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
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Other Procedures at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
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.