CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MN hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MN 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 (no contrast) is about $82 (about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital charges insurers about $83, or about $1,505 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saint Paul, MN.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $67 - $1,514 | 63% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $75 - $1,785 | 70% |
| Aetnamajor | $111 - $1,898 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $1,492 - $1,519 | 1397% |
| GEHA | $2,114 - $2,151 | 1979% |
| HealthPartners | $59 - $1,835 | 55% |
| Medica | $73 - $1,873 | 68% |
| UCare | $29 - $1,012 | 27% |
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Other Procedures at Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other MN hospitals
- Stevens Community Medical Center Inc · Morris $45
- Lakewood Health System · Staples $61
- Lifecare Medical Center · Roseau $66
- Madison Hospital · Madison $81
- Astera Health · Wadena $98
- Range Regional Health Services · Hibbing $103
- Essentia Health Virginia · Virginia $104
- M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital · Burnsville $104
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.