CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (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 and without contrast) is about $235 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital charges insurers about $220, or about $1,419 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Mount Vernon, 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 | $219 - $402 | 122% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $219 | 122% |
| Aetnamajor | $557 - $624 | 311% |
| Cignamajor | $2,378 - $2,642 | 1327% |
| Humanamajor | $241 | 134% |
| Fidelis Care | $219 - $384 | 122% |
| Molina | $302 | 169% |
| MVP Health Care | $447 | 249% |
| Oscar Health | $346 | 193% |
| SelectHealth | $252 | 141% |
| WellCare | $221 - $224 | 123% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $181 - $1,746 |
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Other Procedures at Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital
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
- Maimonides Medical Center · Brooklyn $89
- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Albany $92
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $136
- Mercy Hospital of Buffalo · Buffalo $137
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $138
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.