CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Punxsutawney Area Hospital
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.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $171 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Punxsutawney Area Hospital charges insurers about $162, or about $249 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Punxsutawney, 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 | $39 - $442 | 22% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $34 - $2,383 | 19% |
| Aetnamajor | $56 - $530 | 31% |
| Cignamajor | $58 - $656 | 32% |
| Humanamajor | $180 | 100% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $60 - $193 | 33% |
| AmeriHealth | $56 - $180 | 31% |
| Geisinger | $57 - $512 | 32% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $57 - $1,051 | 32% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $71 - $366 |
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Other Procedures at Punxsutawney Area Hospital
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.