CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital
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 $364 (about 2.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital charges insurers about $406, or about $1,969 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Sumter, SC.
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 | $170 - $466 | 95% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $164 - $1,781 | 92% |
| Aetnamajor | $172 - $2,393 | 96% |
| Cignamajor | $164 - $2,258 | 92% |
| Humanamajor | $164 - $2,272 | 92% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $302 | 169% |
| Molina | $172 | 96% |
| WellCare | $172 | 96% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $172 - $2,817 |
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Other Procedures at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital
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.