CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Lincolnhealth
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 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 (with contrast) is about $158 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Lincolnhealth charges insurers about $156, or about $1,874 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Damariscotta, 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 - $3,056 | 32% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $57 - $2,938 | 32% |
| Aetnamajor | $53 - $2,941 | 30% |
| Cignamajor | $58 - $2,949 | 32% |
| Humanamajor | $61 - $1,234 | 34% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $102 - $3,056 | 57% |
| WellCare | $59 - $1,283 | 33% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $108 - $2,992 |
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Other Procedures at Lincolnhealth
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other ME hospitals
- Northern Maine Medical Center · Fort Kent $131
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $148
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $149
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $149
- Houlton Regional Hospital · Houlton $157
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $158
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $169
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $173
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.