CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 (with and without contrast) is about $589 (about 3.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Portsmouth Regional Hospital charges insurers about $637, or about $11,206 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Portsmouth, NH.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 | $2,880 - $7,396 | 1607% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $254 - $4,964 | 142% |
| Aetnamajor | $7,093 | 3958% |
| AmeriHealth | $462 | 258% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $694 - $868 | 387% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $4,213 - $6,410 | 2351% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $917 - $10,646 |
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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 Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other NH hospitals
- New London Hospital · New London $117
- Wentworth-Douglass Hospital · Dover $186
- Cheshire Medical Center · Keene $186
- Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $213
- Elliot Hospital · Manchester $225
- Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network · Salem $258
- Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $505
- Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $578
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.