CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: St Christopher's Hospital for Children
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.
⚠ 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 and without contrast) is about $218 (about 1.2× the $179 Medicare rate). St Christopher's Hospital for Children charges insurers about $222, or about $4,968 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 | $150 - $280 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $581 - $5,388 | 324% |
| Aetnamajor | $175 - $7,451 | 98% |
| Cignamajor | $282 | 157% |
| AmeriHealth | $125 | 70% |
| Geisinger | $122 - $4,471 | 68% |
| HealthPartners | $237 - $2,229 | 132% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $180 | 100% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $135 - $350 |
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Other Procedures at St Christopher's Hospital for Children
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.