CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Memorial Medical Center
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 $193 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). Memorial Medical Center charges insurers about $192, or about $1,240 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Port Lavaca, 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 | $57 - $2,682 | 32% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $144 - $863 | 80% |
| Aetnamajor | $72 - $2,682 | 40% |
| Cignamajor | $90 - $2,514 | 50% |
| Humanamajor | $153 - $2,682 | 85% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $61 - $1,126 | 34% |
| Amerigroup | $57 - $1,609 | 32% |
| Health Net | $90 - $2,682 | 50% |
| Healthcare Highways | $125 - $2,682 | 70% |
| Molina | $192 - $1,609 | 107% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $57 - $2,849 |
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Other Procedures at Memorial Medical Center
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.