CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Shriners Hospital for Children - Portland
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 $252 (about 1.4× the $179 Medicare rate). Shriners Hospital for Children - Portland charges insurers about $265, or about $2,088 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $182 | 102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $603 | 336% |
| Aetnamajor | $191 | 107% |
| Cignamajor | $306 | 171% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $221 | 123% |
| Moda Health | $155 - $679 | 86% |
| Providence Health Plan | $258 | 144% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $272 - $320 |
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 Shriners Hospital for Children - Portland
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.