CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Providence St Vincent Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 OR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 (with and without contrast) is about $263 (about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Providence St Vincent Medical Center charges insurers about $230, or about $794 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Portland, OR.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 | $209 - $365 | 117% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $735 | 410% |
| Moda Health | $390 - $1,065 | 218% |
| Molina | $211 - $357 | 118% |
| Providence Health Plan | $117 - $192 | 65% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $195 - $213 |
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Other Procedures at Providence St Vincent Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other OR hospitals
- Adventist Health Tillamook · Tillamook $64
- Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital · Lincoln City $88
- Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital · Newport $88
- Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital · Lebanon $88
- Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center · Corvallis $89
- Samaritan Albany General Hospital · Albany $89
- Lower Umpqua Hospital District · Reedsport $93
- Mid-Columbia Medical Center · The Dalles $113
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.