CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: SSM Health Depaul Hospital St Louis
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MO hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $243 (about 1.4× the $179 Medicare rate). SSM Health Depaul Hospital St Louis charges insurers about $251, or about $1,427 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bridgeton, 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 | $178 - $366 | 99% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $128 - $703 | 71% |
| Aetnamajor | $176 - $182 | 98% |
| Humanamajor | $179 | 100% |
| HealthLink | $501 | 280% |
| Oscar Health | $211 | 118% |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at SSM Health Depaul Hospital St Louis
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 Springfield · Springfield $158
- Mercy Hospital Joplin · Joplin $164
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.