CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 4 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 (with and without contrast) is about $153 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph charges insurers about $153, or about $2,720 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saint Joseph, MO.
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 | $50 - $4,512 | 28% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $64 - $2,778 | 36% |
| Aetnamajor | $50 - $2,646 | 28% |
| Cignamajor | $1,496 - $2,816 | 835% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $290 - $341 | 162% |
| Amerigroup | $61 - $301 | 34% |
| GEHA | $1,380 - $2,598 | 770% |
| HealthLink | $1,460 - $2,748 | 815% |
| Molina | $61 - $301 | 34% |
| SelectHealth | $1,460 - $2,748 | 815% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $61 - $5,696 |
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Other Procedures at Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other MO hospitals
- Bates County Memorial Hospital · Butler $99
- Lafayette Regional Health Center · Lexington $111
- The Children's Mercy Hospital · Kansas City $112
- Cedar County Memorial Hospital · El Dorado Springs $150
- Long Term Acute Care Hospital Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph · Saint Joseph $153
- Mercy Hospital Springfield · Springfield $158
- Mercy Hospital Joplin · Joplin $164
- Saint Francis Medical Center · Cape Girardeau $165
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.