CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Ahn Wexford 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.
⚠ 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 $162 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Ahn Wexford Hospital charges insurers about $160, or about $2,269 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Wexford, 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 | $86 - $569 | 48% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $70 - $341 | 39% |
| Aetnamajor | $178 - $521 | 99% |
| Cignamajor | $96 - $399 | 54% |
| Humanamajor | $182 | 102% |
| AmeriHealth | $62 - $262 | 35% |
| Geisinger | $86 - $254 | 48% |
| Medical Mutual | $568 | 317% |
| Molina | $187 | 104% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $78 - $239 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Ahn Wexford 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.