CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Maimonides Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 NY hospitals compared.
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 $233 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Maimonides Medical Center charges insurers about $89, or about $2,420 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Brooklyn, NY.
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 | $30 - $379 | 17% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $36 - $546 | 20% |
| Aetnamajor | $64 - $219 | 36% |
| Cignamajor | $304 | 170% |
| Fidelis Care | $40 - $56 | 22% |
| WellCare | $62 | 35% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $49 - $666 |
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Other Procedures at Maimonides 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
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $136
- Mercy Hospital of Buffalo · Buffalo $137
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $138
- Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center · Niagara Falls $139
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.