CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Nassau University Medical Center
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $181 compared to the $199 fair price benchmark.
1-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.91× 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 contrast) is about $199 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Nassau University Medical Center charges insurers about $181, or about $802 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 | $91 - $1,251 | 51% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $49 - $1,145 | 27% |
| Aetnamajor | $63 - $976 | 35% |
| Cignamajor | $181 | 101% |
| Humanamajor | $181 - $211 | 101% |
| EmblemHealth | $101 - $301 | 56% |
| Fidelis Care | $58 - $373 | 32% |
| MagnaCare | $358 - $636 | 200% |
| Molina | $49 - $146 | 27% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $58 - $687 |
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Other Procedures at Nassau University 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
- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Albany $82
- Bassett Healthcare · Cooperstown $82
- O'Connor Hospital · Delhi $88
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $114
- Sisters of Charity Hospital · Buffalo $116
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 $416
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 = $416).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($802) Beats Your Bill
Nassau University Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $802 (vs. $181 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $199 Fair BaseRate ($179 Medicare)
Your bill ($1,145) is $946 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($199) and 6.4× 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.