CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Tristar Summit Medical Center
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 $345 (about 1.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Tristar Summit Medical Center charges insurers about $371, or about $8,584 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hermitage, 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 | $341 - $3,863 | 190% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $229 - $426 | 128% |
| Aetnamajor | $459 - $4,292 | 256% |
| Cignamajor | $2,798 - $6,867 | 1561% |
| Humanamajor | $210 - $5,579 | 117% |
| Health Net | $6,009 | 3353% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $1,580 - $7,296 |
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Other Procedures at Tristar Summit Medical Center
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.