CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Stafford Hospital, LLC
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 VA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 VA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $417 (about 2.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Stafford Hospital, LLC charges insurers about $443, or about $1,230 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Stafford, 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 | $323 - $443 | 180% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $290 - $443 | 162% |
| Aetnamajor | $316 - $2,641 | 176% |
| Humanamajor | $175 - $443 | 98% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $187 - $474 | 104% |
| Molina | $182 - $461 | 102% |
| Sentara | $233 - $443 | 130% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $1,789 - $1,968 |
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Other Procedures at Stafford Hospital, LLC
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 Rmh Medical Center · Harrisonburg $180
- Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital · Charlottesville $180
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.