CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: MUSC Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC 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 $358 (about 2.0× the $179 Medicare rate). MUSC Medical Center charges insurers about $347, or about $1,066 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Charleston, SC.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 | $329 - $887 | 184% |
| Aetnamajor | $163 | 91% |
| Clover Health | $166 | 93% |
| Molina | $179 | 100% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $175 |
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Other Procedures at MUSC Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other SC hospitals
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $103
- Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $149
- Anmed Health · Anderson $158
- Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital · Greenville $175
- Prisma Health North Greenville Ltach · Travelers Rest $178
- Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center · Hilton Head Island $179
- East Cooper Medical Center · Mount Pleasant $179
- Coastal Carolina Hospital · Hardeeville $179
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.