CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI 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 $145 (about 0.8× the $179 Medicare rate). Trinity Health Oakland Hospital charges insurers about $171, or about $1,775 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Pontiac, MI.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $145. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $180 - $2,048 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $98 - $171 | 55% |
| Aetnamajor | $120 - $2,059 | 67% |
| Cignamajor | $2,024 | 1129% |
| Humanamajor | $2,005 | 1119% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $156 | 87% |
| AmeriHealth | $2,005 | 1119% |
| CareSource | $361 | 201% |
| Dean Health Plan | $1,857 | 1036% |
| GEHA | $120 - $2,048 | 67% |
| Health Net | $2,731 | 1524% |
| HealthPartners | $1,988 | 1109% |
| MagnaCare | $2,005 | 1119% |
| Medical Mutual | $120 | 67% |
| Molina | $227 | 127% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,857 | 1036% |
| Paramount | $1,857 | 1036% |
| Priority Health | $337 - $375 | 188% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $1,988 | 1109% |
| UniCare | $2,005 | 1119% |
| + 136 smaller / regional plans | $156 - $2,731 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other MI hospitals
- Henry Ford Allegiance Health · Jackson $50
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $53
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $53
- Henry Ford Health Hospital · Detroit $53
- Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center · Wyandotte $53
- Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital · W Bloomfield $53
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $61
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $63
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.