CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Akron General Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 OH hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH 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 $169 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Akron General Medical Center charges insurers about $164, or about $738 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Akron, OH.
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 | $57 - $1,009 | 32% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $57 - $728 | 32% |
| Aetnamajor | $57 - $1,682 | 32% |
| Cignamajor | $82 - $908 | 46% |
| Humanamajor | $57 - $164 | 32% |
| AmeriHealth | $179 - $359 | 100% |
| CareSource | $171 - $326 | 95% |
| Molina | $179 - $343 | 100% |
| Oscar Health | $146 - $449 | 81% |
| UniCare | $59 - $168 | 33% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $159 - $681 | 89% |
| + 18 smaller / regional plans | $37 - $1,262 |
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Other Procedures at Akron General Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other OH hospitals
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati $87
- Union Hospital · Dover $136
- Wood County Hospital · Bowling Green $159
- Pomerene Hospital · Millersburg $163
- Christ Hospital · Cincinnati $164
- Bellevue Hospital · Bellevue $165
- Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland $165
- Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital · Cleveland $165
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.