CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Lee County Community Hospital
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 $365 (about 2.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Lee County Community Hospital charges insurers about $606, or about $577 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Pennington Gap, VA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $365. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $301 - $2,507 | 168% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $435 - $2,507 | 243% |
| Aetnamajor | $552 - $2,507 | 308% |
| Cignamajor | $427 - $2,507 | 238% |
| Humanamajor | $560 | 313% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $552 | 308% |
| Amerigroup | $552 - $2,507 | 308% |
| Devoted Health | $579 | 323% |
| Molina | $574 - $606 | 320% |
| Sentara | $552 - $647 | 308% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $552 - $1,324 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Lee County Community Hospital
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.