CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Ascension Seton Southwest
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX 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 and without contrast) is about $185 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Ascension Seton Southwest charges insurers about $181, or about $1,653 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Austin, TX.
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 | $176 - $181 | 98% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $180 - $815 | 100% |
| Aetnamajor | $173 - $1,345 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $1,610 | 898% |
| Humanamajor | $173 - $227 | 97% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $180 - $311 | 100% |
| Devoted Health | $173 | 97% |
| WellCare | $173 | 97% |
| WellMed | $169 | 94% |
| + 21 smaller / regional plans | $171 - $2,066 |
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Other Procedures at Ascension Seton Southwest
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other TX hospitals
- Comanche County Medical Center · Comanche $59
- Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital · Tomball $78
- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center · Houston $91
- Pampa Regional Medical Center · Pampa $118
- Faith Community Hospital · Jacksboro $123
- Titus Regional Medical Center · Mount Pleasant $125
- PAM Specialty Hospital of San Antonio Medical Center · San Antonio $160
- Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho · Andrews $167
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.