CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 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 and without contrast) is about $184 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen charges insurers about $183, or about $2,427 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Aberdeen, SD.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 | $183 - $2,533 | 102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $183 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $183 - $2,488 | 102% |
| Health Net | $2,731 | 1524% |
| HealthPartners | $183 - $1,911 | 102% |
| Medica | $2,606 - $2,788 | 1454% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $169 - $1,805 | 94% |
| Security Health Plan | $1,669 | 931% |
| UCare | $182 - $2,370 | 102% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $187 - $2,731 |
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Other Procedures at Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other SD hospitals
- Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah · Armour $129
- Huron Regional Medical Center · Huron $148
- Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC · Rapid City $168
- Sanford Usd Medical Center · Sioux Falls $183
- Monument Health Rapid City Hospital · Rapid City $188
- 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.