CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Billing Code: 70470 (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 and without contrast) is about $169 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber charges insurers about $168, or about $672 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Windber, 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 | $112 - $316 | 63% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $117 - $335 | 65% |
| Aetnamajor | $160 - $192 | 89% |
| Cignamajor | $162 - $475 | 90% |
| Humanamajor | $160 - $168 | 89% |
| AmeriHealth | $105 - $168 | 59% |
| Geisinger | $107 - $282 | 60% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $117 - $791 | 65% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $120 - $171 |
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Other Procedures at Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other PA hospitals
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $114
- Reading Hospital · West Reading $128
- Heritage Valley Sewickley · Sewickley $142
- Heritage Valley Beaver · Beaver $145
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $146
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $146
- Jefferson Hospital · Jefferson Hills $146
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $148
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.