CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Carle Foundation Hospital
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 IL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IL 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 $190 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Carle Foundation Hospital charges insurers about $188, or about $3,560 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Urbana, IL.
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 | $188 - $2,204 | 105% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $188 - $2,314 | 105% |
| Aetnamajor | $161 - $2,855 | 90% |
| Cignamajor | $611 - $2,777 | 341% |
| Humanamajor | $156 - $188 | 87% |
| HealthLink | $3,026 | 1689% |
| Meridian | $188 - $356 | 105% |
| Molina | $188 - $1,068 | 105% |
| WellCare | $188 | 105% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $2,095 |
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Other Procedures at Carle Foundation Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other IL hospitals
- Mc Donough District Hospital · Macomb $87
- Washington County Hospital · Nashville $89
- Clay County Hospital · Flora $89
- Kirby Medical Center · Monticello $98
- Fhn Memorial Hospital · Freeport $123
- Fayette County Hospital · Vandalia $125
- Blessing Hospital · Quincy $138
- Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations · Eldorado $141
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.