CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: East Cooper Medical Center
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
A typical price — 1 charge more and 5 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 contrast) is about $198 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). East Cooper Medical Center charges insurers about $179, or about $608 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Mount Pleasant, 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 | $165 - $179 | 92% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $608 - $1,499 | 339% |
| Aetnamajor | $163 | 91% |
| Cignamajor | $168 - $278 | 94% |
| Humanamajor | $163 - $296 | 91% |
| Clover Health | $170 | 95% |
| Devoted Health | $163 | 91% |
| Molina | $166 - $296 | 93% |
| SelectHealth | $171 - $312 | 95% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $163 - $311 |
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Other Procedures at East Cooper Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other SC hospitals
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $86
- Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $126
- Anmed Health · Anderson $135
- 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
- Coastal Carolina Hospital · Hardeeville $179
- Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital · Simpsonville $181
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.