CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Sentara Rmh Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other VA hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 VA 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 $176 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Sentara Rmh Medical Center charges insurers about $180, or about $1,384 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Harrisonburg, VA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 | $179 - $587 | 100% |
| Aetnamajor | $180 | 100% |
| Humanamajor | $176 | 98% |
| Sentara | $175 | 98% |
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Other Procedures at Sentara Rmh Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other VA hospitals
- Carilion Medical Center · Roanoke $167
- Carilion New River Valley Medical Center · Christiansburg $167
- Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital · Rocky Mount $167
- Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital · Tazewell $167
- Carilion Giles Community Hospital · Pearisburg $167
- Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital · Lexington $167
- Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital · Charlottesville $180
- Buchanan General Hospital · Grundy $181
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.