CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Dekalb Community Hospital
Billing Code: 70450 (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 (no contrast) is about $132 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Dekalb Community Hospital charges insurers about $128, or about $812 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Smithville, 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 | $100 - $179 | 94% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $87 - $178 | 81% |
| Aetnamajor | $102 - $1,408 | 95% |
| Cignamajor | $184 - $272 | 172% |
| Humanamajor | $100 | 94% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $130 | 122% |
| Amerigroup | $100 | 94% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $100 | 94% |
| Oscar Health | $141 | 132% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $90 - $141 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
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Other Procedures at Dekalb Community Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other TN hospitals
- Metro Nashville General Hospital · Nashville $37
- Haywood County Community Hospital · Brownsville $65
- Lincoln Medical Center · Fayetteville $98
- West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital · Paris $98
- Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery · Nashville $99
- University Health System, Inc · Knoxville $102
- Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association · Morristown $102
- Roane Medical Center · Harriman $102
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.