CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Genesis Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $183 compared to the $177 fair price benchmark.
5-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.03× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 OH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: 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 $177 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Genesis Hospital charges insurers about $183, or about $1,218 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Zanesville, 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 | $183 - $1,159 | 102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $183 - $575 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $183 | 102% |
| Cignamajor | $262 | 146% |
| Humanamajor | $183 | 102% |
| CareSource | $183 | 102% |
| HealthPartners | $262 | 146% |
| Medical Mutual | $943 | 526% |
| Molina | $183 | 102% |
| UniCare | $105 | 59% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $1,189 | 664% |
| WellCare | $183 | 102% |
| + 90 smaller / regional plans | $105 - $1,698 |
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Other Procedures at Genesis Hospital
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
- Ashtabula County Medical Center · Ashtabula $160
- Glenbeigh Health Sources · Rock Creek $160
- Pomerene Hospital · Millersburg $163
- Akron General Medical Center · Akron $164
- Christ Hospital · Cincinnati $164
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
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Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $737
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $737).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($1,218) Beats Your Bill
Genesis Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,218 (vs. $183 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $177 Fair BaseRate ($179 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,030) is $1,853 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($177) and 11.3× the $179 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.