CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Angel Medical Center
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NC 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 contrast) is about $304 (about 1.7× the $179 Medicare rate). Angel Medical Center charges insurers about $300, or about $4,273 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Franklin, NC.
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 | $776 - $1,923 | 433% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $726 - $764 | 405% |
| Aetnamajor | $940 - $2,752 | 525% |
| Cignamajor | $1,483 - $2,444 | 828% |
| Amerigroup | $243 | 136% |
| AmeriHealth | $795 - $1,667 | 444% |
| CareSource | $1,880 | 1049% |
| WellCare | $788 | 440% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $803 - $3,632 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Angel Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other NC hospitals
- Carolinas Rehabilitation · Charlotte $138
- Atrium Health Anson · Wadesboro $139
- Stanly Regional Medical Center · Albemarle $139
- Atrium Health Lincoln · Lincolnton $139
- Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast · Concord $140
- Atrium Health Cleveland · Shelby $140
- Atrium Health Pineville · Charlotte $140
- Atrium Health Union · Monroe $140
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.