CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Kootenai Health
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 ID hospitals compared.
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 contrast) is about $145 (about 0.8× the $179 Medicare rate). Kootenai Health charges insurers about $138, or about $1,283 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Coeur D'Alene, 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 | $50 - $1,539 | 28% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $50 - $1,539 | 28% |
| Aetnamajor | $52 - $1,419 | 29% |
| Cignamajor | $1,400 - $1,421 | 781% |
| Humanamajor | $50 - $181 | 28% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $71 - $653 | 40% |
| Molina | $33 - $633 | 18% |
| PacificSource | $50 - $1,401 | 28% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $33 - $1,481 |
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Other Procedures at Kootenai Health
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other ID hospitals
- Teton Valley Hospital · Driggs $47
- Clearwater Valley Hospital & Clinics · Orofino $98
- St Mary's Hospital · Cottonwood $98
- Boundary Community Hospital · Bonners Ferry $104
- Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center · Idaho Falls $163
- Madison Memorial Hospital · Rexburg $172
- Mountain View Hospital · Idaho Falls $172
- Idaho Falls Community Hospital, LLC · Idaho Falls $173
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.