CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 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 $87 (about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Southwestern Vermont Medical Center charges insurers about $86, or about $924 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bennington, 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 | $37 - $109 | 35% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $37 - $109 | 35% |
| Aetnamajor | $37 - $259 | 35% |
| Cignamajor | $37 - $160 | 35% |
| Humanamajor | $37 - $109 | 35% |
| CDPHP | $27 - $162 | 25% |
| Fidelis Care | $37 - $114 | 35% |
| MVP Health Care | $37 - $161 | 35% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $294 | 275% |
| WellCare | $37 - $109 | 35% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $37 - $109 |
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Other Procedures at Southwestern 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
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $92
- 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.