CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Carle Eureka Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (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 and without contrast) is about $194 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Carle Eureka Hospital charges insurers about $189, or about $3,542 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Eureka, 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 | $1,594 - $1,700 | 890% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,373 - $2,975 | 1324% |
| Aetnamajor | $112 - $2,341 | 63% |
| Cignamajor | $600 | 335% |
| Humanamajor | $184 - $1,594 | 103% |
| HealthLink | $2,302 | 1285% |
| Meridian | $354 - $1,700 | 198% |
| Molina | $708 - $1,700 | 395% |
| WellCare | $188 | 105% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $2,125 |
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Other Procedures at Carle Eureka Hospital
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
- Kirby Medical Center · Monticello $113
- Fhn Memorial Hospital · Freeport $139
- Fayette County Hospital · Vandalia $140
- Blessing Hospital · Quincy $159
- Hamilton Memorial Hospital · McLeansboro $164
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.