CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital
Billing Code: 70460 (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.
⚠ 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 $191 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital charges insurers about $176, or about $746 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Nashville, 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 | $170 - $292 | 95% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $120 - $215 | 67% |
| Aetnamajor | $174 - $1,293 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $292 - $395 | 163% |
| Humanamajor | $170 - $180 | 95% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $222 | 124% |
| Amerigroup | $159 - $176 | 89% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $170 | 95% |
| Oscar Health | $239 | 133% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $153 - $239 |
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Other Procedures at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other TN hospitals
- Metro Nashville General Hospital · Nashville $37
- Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery · Nashville $137
- Williamson Medical Center · Franklin $160
- Lincoln Medical Center · Fayetteville $164
- West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital · Paris $164
- University Health System, Inc · Knoxville $169
- Methodist Hospitals of Memphis · Memphis $170
- Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association · Morristown $171
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.