CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Tj Health Columbia
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 $228 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Tj Health Columbia charges insurers about $246, or about $1,749 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 | $1,076 | 600% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $165 - $2,691 | 92% |
| Aetnamajor | $246 | 137% |
| Humanamajor | $165 - $246 | 92% |
| CareSource | $247 | 138% |
| Devoted Health | $173 | 97% |
| Molina | $168 - $253 | 94% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $166 - $1,480 |
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Other Procedures at Tj Health Columbia
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.