CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Parkland Health Center
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 $190 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Parkland Health Center charges insurers about $188, or about $1,390 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Farmington, 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 | $188 - $1,725 | 105% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $188 - $2,016 | 105% |
| Aetnamajor | $188 - $1,738 | 105% |
| Cignamajor | $1,411 - $1,854 | 787% |
| Humanamajor | $188 - $1,541 | 105% |
| Devoted Health | $198 | 110% |
| HealthLink | $1,124 - $1,749 | 627% |
| Medica | $198 - $1,854 | 110% |
| Priority Health | $1,592 | 888% |
| UniCare | $1,506 - $1,749 | 840% |
| + 19 smaller / regional plans | $188 - $1,738 |
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Other Procedures at Parkland Health Center
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.