CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Mercy Hospital Springfield
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other MO hospitals charge less.
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 $168 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Springfield charges insurers about $158, or about $2,358 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Springfield, 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 | $158 - $2,793 | 88% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $95 - $2,771 | 53% |
| Aetnamajor | $99 - $636 | 55% |
| Cignamajor | $158 - $1,097 | 88% |
| Humanamajor | $99 - $2,466 | 55% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $320 | 179% |
| HealthLink | $775 - $2,067 | 432% |
| Medica | $836 | 467% |
| + 45 smaller / regional plans | $158 - $2,938 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital Springfield
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
- Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph · Saint Joseph $153
- Long Term Acute Care Hospital Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph · Saint Joseph $153
- Mercy Hospital Joplin · Joplin $164
- Saint Francis Medical Center · Cape Girardeau $165
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.