CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Mercy Medical Center
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.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $237 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Mercy Medical Center charges insurers about $219 — about the fair price. Located in Rockville Centre, 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 | $211 - $2,676 | 118% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $206 - $469 | 115% |
| Aetnamajor | $211 - $3,294 | 118% |
| Cignamajor | $1,365 - $2,676 | 762% |
| Humanamajor | $215 | 120% |
| AmeriHealth | $474 | 265% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $211 | 118% |
| Fidelis Care | $211 - $493 | 118% |
| Independent Health | $211 - $219 | 118% |
| MVP Health Care | $211 - $1,365 | 118% |
| Oscar Health | $1,688 | 942% |
| UniCare | $2,676 | 1493% |
| WellCare | $232 | 129% |
| + 44 smaller / regional plans | $211 - $4,117 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy 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
- 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.