CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Mercy Hospital Joplin
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 MO hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MO 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 $102 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Joplin charges insurers about $97, or about $1,686 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Joplin, MO.
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 | $95 - $480 | 89% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $56 - $1,891 | 52% |
| Aetnamajor | $57 - $103 | 53% |
| Cignamajor | $95 - $467 | 89% |
| Humanamajor | $57 - $778 | 53% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $166 | 155% |
| HealthLink | $442 - $1,686 | 414% |
| Medica | $734 | 687% |
| + 39 smaller / regional plans | $56 - $2,075 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital Joplin
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other MO hospitals
- Bates County Memorial Hospital · Butler $58
- Lafayette Regional Health Center · Lexington $66
- The Children's Mercy Hospital · Kansas City $75
- Cedar County Memorial Hospital · El Dorado Springs $89
- Mercy Hospital Springfield · Springfield $94
- Saint Francis Medical Center · Cape Girardeau $98
- Mercy Hospital - Cassville · Cassville $100
- Mercy Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon $101
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.