CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Kirby Medical Center
Billing Code: 70460 (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 contrast) is about $101 (about 0.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Kirby Medical Center charges insurers about $98, 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 | $52 - $3,445 | 29% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $42 - $4,900 | 23% |
| Aetnamajor | $52 - $3,500 | 29% |
| Cignamajor | $4,000 | 2232% |
| Humanamajor | $193 - $3,750 | 108% |
| HealthLink | $342 - $4,500 | 191% |
| Meridian | $52 - $1,550 | 29% |
| Molina | $54 - $1,596 | 30% |
| WellCare | $52 - $1,550 | 29% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $105 - $4,250 |
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Other Procedures at Kirby Medical Center
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
- Fhn Memorial Hospital · Freeport $123
- Fayette County Hospital · Vandalia $125
- Blessing Hospital · Quincy $138
- Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations · Eldorado $141
- Hamilton Memorial Hospital · McLeansboro $141
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.