CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Northwest Health - Starke
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 IN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IN 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 $226 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Northwest Health - Starke charges insurers about $306, or about $1,509 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Knox, IN.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $226. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $176 - $2,605 | 98% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $196 - $748 | 109% |
| Aetnamajor | $196 - $3,183 | 109% |
| Cignamajor | $3,054 | 1704% |
| Humanamajor | $196 - $306 | 109% |
| CareSource | $235 - $306 | 131% |
| Devoted Health | $199 | 111% |
| Health Net | $3,238 | 1807% |
| MagnaCare | $477 | 266% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $199 - $3,312 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Northwest Health - Starke
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other IN hospitals
- Rush Memorial Hospital · Rushville $55
- Decatur County Memorial Hospital · Greensburg $57
- Pulaski Memorial Hospital · Winamac $78
- Woodlawn Hospital · Rochester $78
- Cameron Memorial Community Hospital Inc · Angola $78
- Sullivan County Community Hospital · Sullivan $78
- Harrison County Hospital · Corydon $78
- Henry County Memorial Hospital · New Castle $87
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.