CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Cheshire Medical Center
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other NH hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NH 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 (no contrast) is about $115 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Cheshire Medical Center charges insurers about $111, or about $432 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Keene, NH.
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 | $42 - $1,648 | 39% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $42 - $1,725 | 39% |
| Aetnamajor | $40 - $1,485 | 37% |
| Cignamajor | $42 - $1,075 | 39% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $42 - $99 | 39% |
| AmeriHealth | $118 - $266 | 110% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $139 - $987 | 130% |
| MVP Health Care | $42 - $1,075 | 39% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $118 - $1,386 | 110% |
| WellCare | $42 - $111 | 39% |
| WellSense | $42 - $299 | 39% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $42 - $2,171 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Cheshire Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other NH hospitals
- New London Hospital · New London $69
- Wentworth-Douglass Hospital · Dover $113
- Elliot Hospital · Manchester $134
- Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network · Salem $143
- Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $149
- Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $293
- Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $339
- Portsmouth Regional Hospital · Portsmouth $363
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.