CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Carilion Medical Center
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 VA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
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 contrast) is about $174 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Carilion Medical Center charges insurers about $159, or about $1,029 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Roanoke, VA.
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 | $143 - $2,403 | 80% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $136 - $638 | 76% |
| Aetnamajor | $143 - $1,952 | 80% |
| Cignamajor | $1,982 - $2,117 | 1106% |
| Humanamajor | $143 - $167 | 80% |
| Sentara | $139 - $1,823 | 78% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $1,617 - $2,793 |
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Carilion Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other VA hospitals
- Carilion New River Valley Medical Center · Christiansburg $159
- Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital · Rocky Mount $159
- Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital · Tazewell $159
- Carilion Giles Community Hospital · Pearisburg $159
- Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital · Lexington $159
- Sentara Rmh Medical Center · Harrisonburg $180
- Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital · Charlottesville $180
- Buchanan General Hospital · Grundy $181
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.