CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Mercyone Newton Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $179 compared to the $191 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.94× fair market pricing.
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.
Note: 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 $191 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Mercyone Newton Medical Center charges insurers about $179, or about $1,747 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Newton, 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 | $169 - $1,532 | 94% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $168 - $179 | 94% |
| Aetnamajor | $166 - $2,519 | 93% |
| Cignamajor | $2,473 | 1380% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $285 | 159% |
| GEHA | $1,532 | 855% |
| HealthPartners | $2,371 | 1323% |
| Medica | $2,473 | 1380% |
| Medical Mutual | $2,519 | 1406% |
| Oscar Health | $241 | 134% |
| + 22 smaller / regional plans | $179 - $2,688 |
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Other Procedures at Mercyone Newton Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other IA hospitals
- 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
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion · Clarion $146
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Mercyone Newton Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $976
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $976).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($1,747) Beats Your Bill
Mercyone Newton Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,747 (vs. $179 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $191 Fair BaseRate ($179 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,688) is $2,497 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($191) and 15.0× the $179 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
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