CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $179 compared to the $172 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.04× fair market pricing.
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other VT hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 VT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: 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 $172 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care charges insurers about $179, or about $4,322 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Burlington, 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 | $40 - $4,255 | 22% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $42 - $4,185 | 23% |
| Aetnamajor | $57 - $3,674 | 32% |
| Cignamajor | $253 - $3,890 | 141% |
| Humanamajor | $57 - $1,210 | 32% |
| Fidelis Care | $65 - $197 | 36% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $218 - $3,458 | 122% |
| MagnaCare | $218 - $3,458 | 122% |
| MVP Health Care | $48 - $2,921 | 27% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $57 - $3,717 |
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 Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other VT hospitals
- Porter Hospital Inc · Middlebury $66
- North Country Hospital and Health Center · Newport $70
- Gifford Medical Center · Randolph $87
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $138
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $156
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $163
- Springfield Hospital · Springfield $931
- Grace Cottage Hospital · Townshend $1,106
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,569
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $1,569).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $4,322 (vs. $179 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $172 Fair BaseRate ($179 Medicare)
Your bill ($4,322) is $4,150 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($172) and 24.1× the $179 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.