CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 SD hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SD 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 $204 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Monument Health Rapid City Hospital charges insurers about $188, or about $2,601 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Rapid City, SD.
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 | $148 - $1,717 | 83% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,053 | 588% |
| Aetnamajor | $2,341 - $2,497 | 1306% |
| Cignamajor | $2,497 | 1393% |
| Humanamajor | $155 - $2,341 | 86% |
| HealthPartners | $188 - $1,613 | 105% |
| Medica | $2,159 | 1205% |
| PacificSource | $2,211 | 1234% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $2,341 | 1306% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $148 - $2,497 |
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Other Procedures at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other SD hospitals
- Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah · Armour $109
- Huron Regional Medical Center · Huron $132
- Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC · Rapid City $176
- Sanford Usd Medical Center · Sioux Falls $183
- Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen · Aberdeen $183
- Dunes Surgical Hospital · Dakota Dunes $600
- Brookings Health System · Brookings $644
- Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center · Clear Lake $893
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.