CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Fulton County Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $987 compared to the $268 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 3.68× fair market pricing.
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 $268 (about 1.5× the $179 Medicare rate). Fulton County Medical Center charges insurers about $987, or about $2,044 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in McConnellsburg, PA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $268. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $2,564 - $2,693 | 1431% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,279 - $2,453 | 1272% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,311 - $2,471 | 732% |
| Cignamajor | $940 - $1,726 | 525% |
| Humanamajor | $168 - $2,394 | 94% |
| Devoted Health | $987 - $1,037 | 551% |
| Geisinger | $1,917 - $2,014 | 1070% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $2,507 - $2,693 | 1399% |
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 Fulton County Medical Center
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.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Fulton County Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,060
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $1,060).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($2,044) Beats Your Bill
Fulton County Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $2,044 (vs. $987 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $268 Fair BaseRate ($179 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,921) is $2,653 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($268) and 16.3× the $179 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.