CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
Billing Code: 70460 (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 contrast) is about $228 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie charges insurers about $210 — about the fair price. Located in Macungie, PA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $170 - $1,169 | 95% |
| Aetnamajor | $190 - $905 | 106% |
| Cignamajor | $187 - $465 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $183 | 102% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $550 | 307% |
| AmeriHealth | $187 - $194 | 104% |
| Geisinger | $168 - $797 | 94% |
| HealthPartners | $181 - $362 | 101% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $192 - $883 | 107% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $181 - $1,057 |
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Other Procedures at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other PA hospitals
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $96
- Reading Hospital · West Reading $102
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia $120
- UPMC Altoona · Altoona $123
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $124
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $124
- Pottstown Hospital · Pottstown $124
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $124
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.