CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Diley Ridge Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
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.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $340 (about 1.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Diley Ridge Medical Center charges insurers about $631, or about $1,056 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Canal Winchester, OH.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $340. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $169 - $1,186 | 94% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $166 - $1,624 | 93% |
| Aetnamajor | $166 - $1,624 | 93% |
| Cignamajor | $1,126 | 628% |
| Humanamajor | $830 - $1,624 | 463% |
| AmeriHealth | $758 | 423% |
| CareSource | $1,186 | 662% |
| GEHA | $729 - $1,186 | 407% |
| HealthLink | $1,218 | 680% |
| HealthPartners | $1,126 | 628% |
| MagnaCare | $758 | 423% |
| Medical Mutual | $1,236 | 690% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,126 | 628% |
| Oscar Health | $169 | 94% |
| Priority Health | $1,126 | 628% |
| Sentara | $1,624 | 906% |
| UniCare | $758 | 423% |
| + 89 smaller / regional plans | $169 - $1,380 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Diley Ridge 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
- Akron General Medical Center · Akron $164
- Christ Hospital · Cincinnati $164
- Bellevue Hospital · Bellevue $165
- Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland $165
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.