CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Southwest General Health Center
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $165 compared to the $192 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.86× 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 contrast) is about $192 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Southwest General Health Center charges insurers about $165, or about $1,495 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Middleburg Heights, 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 | $165 - $2,098 | 92% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $165 | 92% |
| Aetnamajor | $165 - $1,448 | 92% |
| Cignamajor | $459 | 256% |
| Humanamajor | $165 - $818 | 92% |
| CareSource | $281 | 157% |
| Devoted Health | $165 | 92% |
| Medical Mutual | $71 - $165 | 40% |
| Molina | $223 | 124% |
| UniCare | $165 | 92% |
| + 10 smaller / regional plans | $125 - $1,678 |
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Other Procedures at Southwest General Health Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other OH hospitals
- Union Hospital · Dover $72
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati $74
- Ashtabula County Medical Center · Ashtabula $135
- Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland $151
- Wood County Hospital · Bowling Green $159
- Glenbeigh Health Sources · Rock Creek $160
- Pomerene Hospital · Millersburg $163
- Akron General Medical Center · Akron $164
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
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Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $723
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 = $723).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($1,495) Beats Your Bill
Southwest General Health Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,495 (vs. $165 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $192 Fair BaseRate ($179 Medicare)
Your bill ($1,993) is $1,801 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($192) and 11.1× 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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