CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Akron General Medical Center
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
A typical price — 2 charge more and 5 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 contrast) is about $163 (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 | $50 - $704 | 28% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $50 - $728 | 28% |
| Aetnamajor | $50 - $1,135 | 28% |
| Cignamajor | $73 - $908 | 41% |
| Humanamajor | $50 - $164 | 28% |
| AmeriHealth | $359 | 200% |
| CareSource | $326 | 182% |
| Molina | $343 | 191% |
| Oscar Health | $130 - $436 | 73% |
| UniCare | $53 | 30% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $159 - $681 | 89% |
| + 18 smaller / regional plans | $33 - $1,170 |
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Other Procedures at Akron General Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other OH hospitals
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati $74
- Union Hospital · Dover $89
- Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland $151
- Wood County Hospital · Bowling Green $159
- Pomerene Hospital · Millersburg $163
- Christ Hospital · Cincinnati $164
- Bellevue Hospital · Bellevue $165
- Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital · Cleveland $165
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.