CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 ND hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ND 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 $184 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Sanford Medical Center Fargo charges insurers about $183, or about $2,848 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fargo, ND.
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 | $183 - $3,101 | 102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $134 - $324 | 75% |
| Aetnamajor | $183 - $3,044 | 102% |
| Cignamajor | $3,204 | 1788% |
| Health Net | $3,204 | 1788% |
| HealthPartners | $183 - $1,460 | 102% |
| Medica | $1,602 - $1,712 | 894% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $169 - $178 | 94% |
| Security Health Plan | $1,958 | 1093% |
| UCare | $182 - $2,502 | 102% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $187 - $3,204 |
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Other Procedures at Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other ND hospitals
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Fargo · Fargo $133
- Essentia Health · Fargo $178
- Trinity Hospitals · Minot $179
- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck $183
- Altru Hospital · Grand Forks $211
- CHI St Alexius Health · Bismarck $419
- CHI St Alexius Health Williston · Williston $622
- Sanford Hillsboro · Hillsboro $670
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.