CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Tj Health Columbia
Billing Code: 70450 (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 (no contrast) is about $141 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). Tj Health Columbia charges insurers about $156, or about $1,017 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Columbia, KY.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $626 | 586% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $98 - $1,564 | 92% |
| Aetnamajor | $164 | 154% |
| Humanamajor | $98 - $164 | 92% |
| CareSource | $147 | 138% |
| Devoted Health | $103 | 96% |
| Molina | $100 - $169 | 94% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $99 - $860 |
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Other Procedures at Tj Health Columbia
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other KY hospitals
- Whitesburg Arh Hospital · Whitesburg $56
- Tug Valley Arh Regional Medical Center · South Williamson $61
- Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital · Bowling Green $63
- Paintsville Arh Hospital · Paintsville $67
- Deaconess Henderson Hospital · Henderson $71
- Middlesboro Arh Hospital · Middlesboro $73
- Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center · Prestonsburg $79
- Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center · Hazard $86
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.