CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
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 $312 (about 1.7× the $179 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus charges insurers about $263, or about $1,151 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Shelby, MI.
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 | $620 - $1,593 | 346% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $132 - $434 | 74% |
| Aetnamajor | $442 | 247% |
| Cignamajor | $1,536 | 857% |
| Humanamajor | $1,584 | 884% |
| AmeriHealth | $1,584 | 884% |
| CareSource | $1,579 | 881% |
| Dean Health Plan | $1,522 | 849% |
| GEHA | $1,593 | 889% |
| Medical Mutual | $1,584 | 884% |
| Molina | $736 | 411% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,522 | 849% |
| Oscar Health | $544 | 304% |
| Paramount | $1,522 | 849% |
| Priority Health | $1,595 | 890% |
| UniCare | $1,584 | 884% |
| + 116 smaller / regional plans | $310 - $1,625 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
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.