CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Bronson Battle Creek Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (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 and without contrast) is about $174 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Bronson Battle Creek Hospital charges insurers about $174, or about $1,461 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Battle Creek, MI.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 | $98 - $1,351 | 55% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $53 - $174 | 30% |
| Aetnamajor | $166 - $1,552 | 93% |
| Meridian | $98 - $182 | 55% |
| Priority Health | $86 - $1,187 | 48% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $93 - $1,643 |
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Other Procedures at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other MI hospitals
- Henry Ford Allegiance Health · Jackson $56
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $59
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $59
- Henry Ford Health Hospital · Detroit $59
- Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center · Wyandotte $59
- Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital · W Bloomfield $59
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $73
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $75
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.