CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf
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 $213 (about 1.2× the $179 Medicare rate). Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf charges insurers about $197, or about $1,461 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Port Saint Joe, 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 | $193 - $394 | 108% |
| Aetnamajor | $197 - $1,319 | 110% |
| Cignamajor | $2,009 | 1121% |
| Humanamajor | $197 | 110% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $316 | 176% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $193 - $195 | 108% |
| Oscar Health | $306 | 171% |
| WellCare | $191 | 107% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $191 - $431 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf
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.