CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Allegheny Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 3 of 8 other PA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 (no contrast) is about $96 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Allegheny Valley Hospital charges insurers about $94, or about $1,069 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Natrona, PA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 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 | $57 - $323 | 53% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $46 - $226 | 43% |
| Aetnamajor | $78 - $258 | 73% |
| Cignamajor | $64 - $239 | 60% |
| Humanamajor | $108 | 101% |
| AmeriHealth | $41 - $193 | 38% |
| Geisinger | $57 - $187 | 53% |
| Medical Mutual | $291 | 272% |
| Molina | $112 | 105% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $33 - $175 |
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Other Procedures at Allegheny Valley Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other PA hospitals
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $67
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $94
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $94
- Jefferson Hospital · Jefferson Hills $94
- Grove City Medical Center · Grove City $94
- Heritage Valley Beaver · Beaver $96
- Heritage Valley Sewickley · Sewickley $96
- Reading Hospital · West Reading $99
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.