CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
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 $205 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City charges insurers about $204 — about the fair price. Located in Dickson City, 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 | $178 - $689 | 99% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $175 - $728 | 98% |
| Aetnamajor | $180 - $950 | 100% |
| Cignamajor | $146 - $556 | 81% |
| Humanamajor | $182 | 102% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $519 | 290% |
| AmeriHealth | $175 - $176 | 98% |
| Devoted Health | $182 | 102% |
| Geisinger | $175 - $388 | 98% |
| HealthPartners | $180 - $215 | 100% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $182 - $834 | 102% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $185 - $999 |
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Other Procedures at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
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.