CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Sycamore Shoals Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 TN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $242 (about 1.4× the $179 Medicare rate). Sycamore Shoals Hospital charges insurers about $233, or about $588 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Elizabethton, TN.
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 | $159 - $3,820 | 89% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $164 - $756 | 92% |
| Aetnamajor | $159 - $2,500 | 89% |
| Cignamajor | $167 - $542 | 93% |
| Humanamajor | $159 | 89% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $347 | 194% |
| Amerigroup | $159 - $233 | 89% |
| Devoted Health | $167 | 93% |
| Molina | $166 - $459 | 93% |
| Sentara | $159 - $1,090 | 89% |
| WellCare | $169 - $3,918 | 94% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $159 - $3,918 |
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Other Procedures at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other TN hospitals
- Metro Nashville General Hospital · Nashville $56
- Haywood County Community Hospital · Brownsville $62
- Lincoln Medical Center · Fayetteville $164
- West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital · Paris $164
- Methodist Hospitals of Memphis · Memphis $170
- Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery · Nashville $170
- University Health System, Inc · Knoxville $171
- Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association · Morristown $171
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.