CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: MUSC Health Lancaster 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 $502 (about 2.8× the $179 Medicare rate). MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center charges insurers about $550, or about $2,504 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lancaster, 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 | $170 - $1,781 | 95% |
| Aetnamajor | $174 | 97% |
| Molina | $187 | 104% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $183 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
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Other Procedures at MUSC Health Lancaster 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.