CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Good Samaritan Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $281 (about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Good Samaritan Medical Center charges insurers about $294, or about $397 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Brockton, MA.
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 | $210 | 117% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $210 - $459 | 117% |
| Aetnamajor | $210 - $401 | 117% |
| Cignamajor | $529 - $628 | 295% |
| Humanamajor | $210 | 117% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $462 | 258% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $535 - $628 | 299% |
| UniCare | $459 | 256% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $210 - $510 |
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Other Procedures at Good Samaritan Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other MA hospitals
- Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $192
- Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital · Jamaica Plain $207
- Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston $209
- Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,The · Northampton $211
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - · Boston $211
- Brigham and Women's Hospital · Boston $211
- Boston Medical Center · Boston $214
- The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston · Boston $218
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.