CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $162 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown charges insurers about $166, or about $445 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Marshalltown, IA.
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 | $58 - $1,637 | 32% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $57 - $810 | 32% |
| Aetnamajor | $56 - $1,776 | 31% |
| Cignamajor | $118 - $1,794 | 66% |
| Humanamajor | $58 - $172 | 32% |
| Amerigroup | $173 | 97% |
| HealthPartners | $123 - $787 | 69% |
| Medica | $965 - $1,079 | 539% |
| Molina | $57 - $167 | 32% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $58 - $173 |
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Other Procedures at Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other IA hospitals
- Mahaska Health Partnership · Oskaloosa $56
- Veterans Memorial Hospital · Waukon $60
- Winnmed · Decorah $93
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond · Belmond $115
- Clarke County Hospital · Osceola $118
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center · West Burlington $122
- Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $127
- Orange City Area Health System · Orange City $127
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.