CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: UPMC Memorial
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 (with contrast) is about $241 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). UPMC Memorial charges insurers about $263, or about $1,295 in cash — about the fair price. Located in York, PA.
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 | $105 - $1,588 | 59% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $170 - $1,370 | 95% |
| Aetnamajor | $178 - $1,226 | 99% |
| Cignamajor | $179 - $958 | 100% |
| AmeriHealth | $170 | 95% |
| Geisinger | $179 - $1,559 | 100% |
| HealthPartners | $183 | 102% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $174 - $1,511 | 97% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $273 - $1,608 |
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Other Procedures at UPMC Memorial
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other PA hospitals
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $96
- Reading Hospital · West Reading $102
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia $120
- UPMC Altoona · Altoona $123
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $124
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $124
- Pottstown Hospital · Pottstown $124
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $124
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.