CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Progress West Hospital
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 $201 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Progress West Hospital charges insurers about $184, or about $1,219 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ofallon, 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 | $176 - $1,510 | 98% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $176 - $1,768 | 98% |
| Aetnamajor | $176 - $1,524 | 98% |
| Cignamajor | $597 - $920 | 333% |
| Humanamajor | $176 - $1,402 | 98% |
| Devoted Health | $184 | 103% |
| HealthLink | $986 - $1,534 | 550% |
| Medica | $184 - $1,626 | 103% |
| Priority Health | $916 | 511% |
| UniCare | $1,321 - $1,534 | 737% |
| + 20 smaller / regional plans | $176 - $2,032 |
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Other Procedures at Progress West Hospital
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.