CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Minden Medical Center
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 LA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 LA 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 $343 (about 1.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Minden Medical Center charges insurers about $358, or about $1,522 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Minden, LA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $358 - $5,072 | 200% |
| Aetnamajor | $720 | 402% |
| Humanamajor | $792 | 442% |
| AmeriHealth | $720 | 402% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $166 - $5,072 |
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Other Procedures at Minden Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other LA hospitals
- Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi · Delhi $90
- Byrd Regional Hospital · Leesville $121
- Sabine Medical Center · Many $142
- Mercy Regional Medical Center · Ville Platte $145
- West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital · Sulphur $158
- Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital · Hammond $158
- Abbeville General Hospital · Abbeville $159
- Ochsner St Mary · Morgan City $162
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.