CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Central Maine Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 3 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.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $172 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Central Maine Medical Center charges insurers about $173, or about $173 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lewiston, 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 | $173 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $173 - $828 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $173 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $650 | 363% |
| Humanamajor | $173 | 97% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $1,038 | 579% |
| WellCare | $173 | 97% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $173 |
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Other Procedures at Central Maine Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other ME hospitals
- Northern Maine Medical Center · Fort Kent $137
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $172
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $172
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $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.