CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: St Peter's Hospital
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 $192 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). St Peter's Hospital charges insurers about $409, or about $1,505 in cash — 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 $192. 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.
4 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 | $120 - $3,256 | 67% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $155 - $504 | 86% |
| Aetnamajor | $232 | 129% |
| Cignamajor | $541 | 302% |
| Fidelis Care | $394 | 220% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $3,256 | 1817% |
| HealthPartners | $541 | 302% |
| Independent Health | $1,968 | 1098% |
| MagnaCare | $1,968 | 1098% |
| MVP Health Care | $290 - $311 | 162% |
| Priority Health | $541 | 302% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $541 | 302% |
| UniCare | $504 | 281% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $126 - $2,084 |
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 (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.