CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
Billing Code: 70460 (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.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with contrast) is about $293 (about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center charges insurers about $304, or about $707 in cash — about the fair price. 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.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $514 - $753 | 287% |
| Aetnamajor | $171 - $205 | 95% |
| Cignamajor | $498 | 278% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $195 - $390 | 109% |
| Health Net | $207 - $583 | 116% |
| Moda Health | $218 - $754 | 122% |
| PacificSource | $213 - $487 | 119% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $201 - $214 |
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Other Procedures at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other OR hospitals
- Adventist Health Tillamook · Tillamook $57
- Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital · Lincoln City $79
- Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital · Newport $79
- Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital · Lebanon $79
- Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center · Corvallis $80
- Samaritan Albany General Hospital · Albany $80
- Lower Umpqua Hospital District · Reedsport $82
- Mid-Columbia Medical Center · The Dalles $101
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.