CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 SC hospitals compared.
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 $190 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $175, or about $1,969 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Greenville, 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 - $851 | 95% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $166 - $1,605 | 93% |
| Aetnamajor | $175 - $2,393 | 98% |
| Cignamajor | $166 - $2,365 | 93% |
| Humanamajor | $170 - $673 | 95% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $306 | 171% |
| Molina | $183 | 102% |
| MVP Health Care | $2,365 | 1320% |
| WellCare | $175 | 98% |
| + 23 smaller / regional plans | $166 - $2,817 |
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Other Procedures at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial 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 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
- Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital · Simpsonville $181
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.