CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Fayette County Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 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 $144 (about 0.8× the $179 Medicare rate). Fayette County Hospital charges insurers about $140, or about $2,175 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Vandalia, 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 | $286 - $3,324 | 160% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $140 - $3,364 | 78% |
| Aetnamajor | $65 - $2,763 | 36% |
| Cignamajor | $68 - $3,004 | 38% |
| Humanamajor | $1,282 | 715% |
| HealthLink | $58 - $2,804 | 32% |
| Meridian | $186 - $599 | 104% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $58 - $3,308 |
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Other Procedures at Fayette County 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
- 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.