CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: St Peter's Hospital
Billing Code: 70450 (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.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (no contrast) is about $99 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). St Peter's Hospital charges insurers about $302 — well above the fair price. Located in Albany, NY.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $99. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $72 - $3,256 | 67% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $105 - $786 | 98% |
| Aetnamajor | $38 - $302 | 36% |
| Cignamajor | $105 - $1,062 | 98% |
| Humanamajor | $36 - $105 | 34% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $105 | 98% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $105 | 98% |
| AmeriHealth | $105 | 98% |
| AvMed | $105 | 98% |
| Bright Health | $105 | 98% |
| CareSource | $105 | 98% |
| Clover Health | $105 | 98% |
| Dean Health Plan | $105 | 98% |
| Fidelis Care | $105 - $394 | 98% |
| Friday Health | $105 | 98% |
| GEHA | $74 - $105 | 69% |
| Geisinger | $105 | 98% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $105 - $3,256 | 98% |
| Health Net | $105 - $302 | 98% |
| HealthLink | $105 | 98% |
| HealthPartners | $105 - $1,062 | 98% |
| Independent Health | $105 - $1,856 | 98% |
| MagnaCare | $105 - $1,856 | 98% |
| Medica | $105 | 98% |
| Medical Mutual | $105 | 98% |
| Meridian | $105 | 98% |
| Moda Health | $105 | 98% |
| Molina | $105 | 98% |
| MVP Health Care | $105 - $610 | 98% |
| Oscar Health | $105 | 98% |
| PacificSource | $105 | 98% |
| Paramount | $105 | 98% |
| Presbyterian | $105 | 98% |
| Priority Health | $105 - $1,062 | 98% |
| Providence Health Plan | $105 | 98% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $105 | 98% |
| Security Health Plan | $105 | 98% |
| SelectHealth | $105 | 98% |
| Sentara | $105 | 98% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $105 - $1,062 | 98% |
| UCare | $105 | 98% |
| UniCare | $105 - $504 | 98% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $105 | 98% |
| WellCare | $105 | 98% |
| WellMed | $105 | 98% |
| WellSense | $105 | 98% |
| + 1049 smaller / regional plans | $38 - $1,966 |
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 St Peter's Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other NY hospitals
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $40
- Maimonides Medical Center · Brooklyn $42
- Kaleida Health · Buffalo $48
- The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl · Plattsburgh $48
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $73
- O'Connor Hospital · Delhi $73
- Mercy Hospital of Buffalo · Buffalo $79
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $80
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.