CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Main Line Hospital Lankenau
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 $210 (about 1.2× the $179 Medicare rate). Main Line Hospital Lankenau charges insurers about $215, or about $1,000 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Wynnewood, 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 | $203 - $402 | 113% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $182 - $1,049 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $198 - $445 | 110% |
| Cignamajor | $864 | 482% |
| Humanamajor | $185 | 103% |
| Devoted Health | $194 | 108% |
| Geisinger | $204 | 114% |
| HealthPartners | $191 | 107% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $200 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Main Line Hospital Lankenau
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.