CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 ID hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ID 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 $439 (about 2.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $490, or about $1,572 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Boise, ID.
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 | $186 - $2,418 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $186 - $1,200 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $191 - $2,220 | 107% |
| Cignamajor | $3,900 | 2176% |
| Humanamajor | $2,128 - $2,418 | 1188% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $1,200 | 670% |
| Dean Health Plan | $2,176 | 1214% |
| GEHA | $2,176 - $2,220 | 1214% |
| Health Net | $1,765 - $2,176 | 985% |
| Moda Health | $189 - $2,176 | 105% |
| Molina | $447 | 249% |
| PacificSource | $404 - $1,765 | 225% |
| Paramount | $2,176 | 1214% |
| Priority Health | $3,900 | 2176% |
| SelectHealth | $745 - $2,176 | 416% |
| + 42 smaller / regional plans | $136 - $3,900 |
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Other Procedures at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other ID hospitals
- Teton Valley Hospital · Driggs $53
- Clearwater Valley Hospital & Clinics · Orofino $110
- St Mary's Hospital · Cottonwood $110
- Boundary Community Hospital · Bonners Ferry $117
- Kootenai Health · Coeur D'Alene $161
- Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center · Idaho Falls $171
- Madison Memorial Hospital · Rexburg $172
- Mountain View Hospital · Idaho Falls $172
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.