CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 ME hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME 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 $107 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Mainehealth Maine Medical Center charges insurers about $105, or about $1,699 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Portland, ME.
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 | $38 - $1,625 | 36% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $39 - $1,380 | 37% |
| Aetnamajor | $39 - $1,496 | 37% |
| Cignamajor | $854 - $1,461 | 800% |
| Humanamajor | $44 - $588 | 41% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $76 - $1,609 | 71% |
| WellCare | $44 - $611 | 41% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $81 - $1,482 |
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Other Procedures at Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other ME hospitals
- Northern Maine Medical Center · Fort Kent $85
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $103
- Cary Medical Center · Caribou $103
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $103
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $104
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $112
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $113
- Houlton Regional Hospital · Houlton $113
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.