CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Crouse 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 $290 (about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Crouse Hospital charges insurers about $314, or about $1,094 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Syracuse, 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 | $219 - $1,837 | 122% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $191 - $393 | 107% |
| Aetnamajor | $219 - $237 | 122% |
| Humanamajor | $219 | 122% |
| CDPHP | $219 | 122% |
| EmblemHealth | $219 | 122% |
| Fidelis Care | $219 - $707 | 122% |
| Molina | $314 - $707 | 175% |
| MVP Health Care | $219 - $707 | 122% |
| WellCare | $230 - $377 | 128% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $219 - $493 |
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Other Procedures at Crouse 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.