CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Three Rivers Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 KY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KY 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 $250 (about 1.4× the $179 Medicare rate). Three Rivers Medical Center charges insurers about $246, or about $2,302 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Louisa, KY.
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 | $246 - $2,137 | 137% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $176 - $500 | 98% |
| Aetnamajor | $233 - $3,453 | 130% |
| Cignamajor | $3,261 | 1820% |
| Humanamajor | $246 - $2,570 | 137% |
| WellCare | $258 | 144% |
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 Three Rivers Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other KY hospitals
- Whitesburg Arh Hospital · Whitesburg $95
- Tug Valley Arh Regional Medical Center · South Williamson $103
- Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital · Bowling Green $109
- Paintsville Arh Hospital · Paintsville $112
- Middlesboro Arh Hospital · Middlesboro $122
- Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center · Prestonsburg $133
- Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center · Hazard $145
- Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville · Madisonville $153
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.