CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $356 compared to the $472 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.75× fair market pricing.
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.
Note: 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 and without contrast) is about $472 (about 2.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th charges insurers about $356, or about $1,990 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Carthage, TN.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $347 - $365 | 194% |
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Other Procedures at Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other TN hospitals
- Metro Nashville General Hospital · Nashville $56
- Haywood County Community Hospital · Brownsville $62
- West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital · Paris $164
- Maury Regional Hospital · Columbia $166
- Parkwest Medical Center · Knoxville $167
- Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery · Nashville $170
- University Health System, Inc · Knoxville $171
- Williamson Medical Center · Franklin $172
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $2,202
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $2,202).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($1,990) Beats Your Bill
Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,990 (vs. $356 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $472 Fair BaseRate ($179 Medicare)
Your bill ($6,067) is $5,595 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($472) and 33.9× the $179 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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