CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Nassau University Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $206 compared to the $202 fair price benchmark.
1-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.02× fair market pricing.
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.
Note: 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 $202 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Nassau University Medical Center charges insurers about $206, or about $983 in cash — about the fair price. Located in East Meadow, 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 | $109 - $1,251 | 61% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $56 - $1,404 | 31% |
| Aetnamajor | $71 - $976 | 40% |
| Cignamajor | $219 | 122% |
| Humanamajor | $211 - $219 | 118% |
| EmblemHealth | $114 - $352 | 64% |
| Fidelis Care | $65 - $452 | 36% |
| MagnaCare | $358 - $636 | 200% |
| Molina | $56 - $171 | 31% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $65 - $842 |
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Other Procedures at Nassau University Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other NY hospitals
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $61
- Columbia Memorial Hospital · Hudson $67
- The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl · Plattsburgh $72
- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Albany $92
- Bassett Healthcare · Cooperstown $93
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $136
- Sisters of Charity Hospital · Buffalo $139
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $139
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Nassau University Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $510
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $510).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($983) Beats Your Bill
Nassau University Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $983 (vs. $206 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $202 Fair BaseRate ($179 Medicare)
Your bill ($1,404) is $1,202 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($202) and 7.8× the $179 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.