CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Central Vermont Medical Center
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 8 VT hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 VT 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 (no contrast) is about $90 (about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Central Vermont Medical Center charges insurers about $92, or about $2,047 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Barre, VT.
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 | $38 - $2,034 | 36% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $39 - $1,880 | 37% |
| Aetnamajor | $38 - $1,781 | 36% |
| Cignamajor | $96 - $1,936 | 90% |
| Humanamajor | $37 - $833 | 35% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $99 - $1,637 | 93% |
| MVP Health Care | $39 - $1,891 | 37% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $38 - $1,637 |
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Other Procedures at Central Vermont Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other VT hospitals
- Porter Hospital Inc · Middlebury $44
- North Country Hospital and Health Center · Newport $46
- Gifford Medical Center · Randolph $59
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $86
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $101
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $107
- Copley Hospital · Morrisville $1,145
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.