CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery Plan
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 $200 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery Plan charges insurers about $189, or about $2,721 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Plano, 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 | $175 - $1,458 | 98% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $171 - $1,292 | 95% |
| Aetnamajor | $916 - $3,179 | 511% |
| Cignamajor | $1,792 - $4,267 | 1000% |
| Humanamajor | $178 | 99% |
| Amerigroup | $175 - $180 | 98% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $175 | 98% |
| Molina | $180 - $189 | 100% |
| WellCare | $180 - $188 | 100% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $171 - $3,990 |
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Other Procedures at Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery Plan
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.