CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Kirby Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 IL hospitals compared.
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 and without contrast) is about $105 (about 0.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Kirby Medical Center charges insurers about $113, or about $3,000 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Monticello, 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 | $58 - $3,445 | 32% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $47 - $4,900 | 26% |
| Aetnamajor | $58 - $3,500 | 32% |
| Cignamajor | $4,000 | 2232% |
| Humanamajor | $226 - $3,750 | 126% |
| HealthLink | $369 - $4,500 | 206% |
| Meridian | $58 - $1,550 | 32% |
| Molina | $60 - $1,596 | 33% |
| WellCare | $58 - $1,550 | 32% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $117 - $4,250 |
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Other Procedures at Kirby Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other IL hospitals
- Mc Donough District Hospital · Macomb $103
- Clay County Hospital · Flora $105
- Washington County Hospital · Nashville $106
- Fhn Memorial Hospital · Freeport $139
- Fayette County Hospital · Vandalia $140
- Blessing Hospital · Quincy $159
- Hamilton Memorial Hospital · McLeansboro $164
- Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations · Eldorado $165
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.