CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
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.
⚠ 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 contrast) is about $156 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital charges insurers about $157, or about $878 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jersey Shore, 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 | $629 | 351% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $72 - $840 | 40% |
| Aetnamajor | $71 - $541 | 40% |
| Cignamajor | $990 | 552% |
| Humanamajor | $72 | 40% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $171 | 95% |
| AmeriHealth | $147 | 82% |
| Geisinger | $147 - $695 | 82% |
| HealthPartners | $161 | 90% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $157 - $168 | 88% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $71 - $1,062 |
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Other Procedures at Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
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.