CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Claiborne Medical Center
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 $204 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Claiborne Medical Center charges insurers about $183 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Tazewell, 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 | $124 - $941 | 69% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $145 - $522 | 81% |
| Aetnamajor | $183 - $396 | 102% |
| Cignamajor | $183 - $276 | 102% |
| Humanamajor | $179 | 100% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $617 | 344% |
| Devoted Health | $183 | 102% |
| WellCare | $183 | 102% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $172 |
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Other Procedures at Claiborne Medical Center
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.