CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other ME hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
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 (with and without contrast) is about $178 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Mainehealth Maine Medical Center charges insurers about $172, or about $2,482 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 | $57 - $2,911 | 32% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $58 - $1,981 | 32% |
| Aetnamajor | $59 - $2,685 | 33% |
| Cignamajor | $1,620 - $2,688 | 904% |
| Humanamajor | $66 - $844 | 37% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $115 - $2,785 | 64% |
| WellCare | $66 - $878 | 37% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $121 - $2,725 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
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Other Procedures at Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other ME hospitals
- Northern Maine Medical Center · Fort Kent $137
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $172
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $173
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $173
- Cary Medical Center · Caribou $173
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $183
- Houlton Regional Hospital · Houlton $183
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $185
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.