CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
On the higher side — 7 of 8 other OR hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OR 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 (no contrast) is about $76 (about 0.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Mid-Columbia Medical Center charges insurers about $76, or about $540 in cash — about the fair price. Located in The Dalles, OR.
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 | $1,104 - $2,017 | 1034% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $39 - $6,769 | 37% |
| Aetnamajor | $46 - $1,960 | 43% |
| Cignamajor | $65 - $2,000 | 61% |
| Humanamajor | $40 - $131 | 37% |
| Amerigroup | $127 - $1,104 | 119% |
| Devoted Health | $42 - $2,293 | 39% |
| Health Net | $40 - $127 | 37% |
| Moda Health | $40 - $1,401 | 37% |
| Molina | $39 - $1,104 | 37% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $39 - $2,059 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other OR hospitals
- Adventist Health Tillamook · Tillamook $43
- Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital · Lincoln City $59
- Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital · Newport $59
- Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital · Lebanon $59
- Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center · Corvallis $60
- Samaritan Albany General Hospital · Albany $60
- Lower Umpqua Hospital District · Reedsport $62
- Santiam Hospital & Clinics · Stayton $117
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.