CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital
Billing Code: 70460 (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 contrast) is about $108 (about 0.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital charges insurers about $79, or about $651 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 | $58 - $1,294 | 32% |
| Aetnamajor | $91 - $1,368 | 51% |
| Cignamajor | $52 - $1,397 | 29% |
| Humanamajor | $50 - $1,404 | 28% |
| Devoted Health | $50 - $546 | 28% |
| Health Net | $50 - $1,397 | 28% |
| Moda Health | $62 - $1,368 | 35% |
| PacificSource | $46 - $532 | 26% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $51 - $1,397 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other OR hospitals
- Adventist Health Tillamook · Tillamook $57
- Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital · Lincoln City $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
- Santiam Hospital & Clinics · Stayton $197
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.