CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY 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 $211 (about 1.2× the $179 Medicare rate). Jamaica Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $229, or about $744 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jamaica, NY.
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 | $97 - $927 | 54% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $421 | 235% |
| Aetnamajor | $218 - $1,229 | 122% |
| Cignamajor | $1,756 | 980% |
| Humanamajor | $231 | 129% |
| EmblemHealth | $360 | 201% |
| Fidelis Care | $207 - $218 | 116% |
| MagnaCare | $251 | 140% |
| Oscar Health | $1,480 | 826% |
| WellCare | $227 | 127% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $90 - $1,912 |
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Other Procedures at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other NY hospitals
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $54
- Columbia Memorial Hospital · Hudson $60
- The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl · Plattsburgh $64
- Maimonides Medical Center · Brooklyn $69
- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Albany $82
- O'Connor Hospital · Delhi $88
- Mercy Hospital of Buffalo · Buffalo $113
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $114
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.