CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 5 of 8 other OR hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
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 $110 (about 0.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital charges insurers about $88, or about $772 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Newport, 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 | $65 - $1,546 | 36% |
| Aetnamajor | $102 - $1,634 | 57% |
| Cignamajor | $59 - $1,668 | 33% |
| Humanamajor | $57 - $1,677 | 32% |
| Devoted Health | $57 - $653 | 32% |
| Health Net | $57 - $1,668 | 32% |
| Moda Health | $70 - $1,634 | 39% |
| PacificSource | $51 - $636 | 28% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $57 - $1,668 |
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Other Procedures at Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital
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 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
- Santiam Hospital & Clinics · Stayton $197
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.