CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Mercy 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 $563 (about 3.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Mercy Medical Center charges insurers about $1,869, or about $1,320 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Roseburg, OR.
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 $563. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $2,104 | 1174% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $201 - $2,054 | 112% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,980 - $2,228 | 1105% |
| Cignamajor | $1,856 - $1,930 | 1036% |
| Health Net | $201 - $2,351 | 112% |
| Moda Health | $192 - $1,955 | 107% |
| PacificSource | $1,856 | 1036% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $152 - $2,376 |
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 Mercy 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.