CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Mary Greeley Medical Center
Billing Code: 70450 (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.
⚠ 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 (no contrast) is about $101 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Mary Greeley Medical Center charges insurers about $101, or about $1,655 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ames, IA.
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 | $100 - $1,222 | 94% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $77 - $245 | 72% |
| Aetnamajor | $100 - $1,986 | 94% |
| Humanamajor | $105 | 98% |
| HealthPartners | $1,624 | 1520% |
| Molina | $97 - $102 | 91% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $97 - $2,096 |
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Other Procedures at Mary Greeley Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other IA hospitals
- Mahaska Health Partnership · Oskaloosa $38
- Veterans Memorial Hospital · Waukon $51
- Winnmed · Decorah $62
- Clarke County Hospital · Osceola $69
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond · Belmond $77
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center · West Burlington $82
- Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $85
- Orange City Area Health System · Orange City $85
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.