CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: St Christopher's Hospital for Children
Billing Code: 70450 (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 (no contrast) is about $138 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). St Christopher's Hospital for Children charges insurers about $146, or about $3,159 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Philadelphia, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $116 - $168 | 109% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $394 - $3,426 | 369% |
| Aetnamajor | $136 - $4,738 | 127% |
| Cignamajor | $163 | 153% |
| AmeriHealth | $97 | 91% |
| Geisinger | $95 - $2,843 | 89% |
| HealthPartners | $136 - $1,418 | 127% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $140 | 131% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $105 - $280 |
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Other Procedures at St Christopher's Hospital for Children
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other PA hospitals
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $67
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $94
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $94
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $94
- Jefferson Hospital · Jefferson Hills $94
- Grove City Medical Center · Grove City $94
- Heritage Valley Beaver · Beaver $96
- Heritage Valley Sewickley · Sewickley $96
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.