CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Billing Code: 70460 (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.
⚠ 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 $286 (about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Nationwide Children's Hospital charges insurers about $269, or about $1,251 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Columbus, 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 | $150 - $1,320 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $167 - $1,307 | 93% |
| Aetnamajor | $60 - $1,320 | 33% |
| Cignamajor | $200 - $1,307 | 112% |
| Humanamajor | $122 - $1,320 | 68% |
| AmeriHealth | $605 | 338% |
| CareSource | $76 - $605 | 42% |
| Molina | $605 | 338% |
| UniCare | $1,320 | 737% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $151 - $1,362 |
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Other Procedures at Nationwide Children's Hospital
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
- Akron General Medical Center · Akron $164
- Christ Hospital · Cincinnati $164
- Bellevue Hospital · Bellevue $165
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.