CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Northside Hospital Duluth
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 GA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA 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 $362 (about 2.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Northside Hospital Duluth charges insurers about $1,058, or about $4,034 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Duluth, GA.
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 $362. 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.
6 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 | $173 - $1,307 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $173 - $3,749 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $175 - $3,658 | 98% |
| Cignamajor | $817 - $1,387 | 456% |
| Humanamajor | $175 - $180 | 98% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $178 - $1,483 | 99% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $679 - $1,154 | 379% |
| Amerigroup | $679 - $966 | 379% |
| CareSource | $178 - $2,001 | 99% |
| Clover Health | $182 | 102% |
| Health Net | $1,448 | 808% |
| Oscar Health | $695 | 388% |
| WellCare | $178 | 99% |
| + 29 smaller / regional plans | $113 - $5,379 |
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 Northside Hospital Duluth
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other GA hospitals
- Emanuel Medical Center · Swainsboro $70
- Liberty Regional Medical Center · Hinesville $128
- Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus · Saint Marys $135
- Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center · Savannah $138
- Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus · Brunswick $143
- Atrium Health Navicent Peach · Byron $148
- Navicent Health Baldwin · Milledgeville $156
- Sgmc Health Lanier · Lakeland $157
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.