CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (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 (with and without contrast) is about $153 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Southwestern Vermont Medical Center charges insurers about $156, or about $1,290 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 | $56 - $182 | 31% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $56 - $182 | 31% |
| Aetnamajor | $56 - $361 | 31% |
| Cignamajor | $56 - $264 | 31% |
| Humanamajor | $56 - $182 | 31% |
| CDPHP | $40 - $293 | 22% |
| Fidelis Care | $56 - $191 | 31% |
| MVP Health Care | $56 - $268 | 31% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $461 | 257% |
| WellCare | $56 - $182 | 31% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $56 - $182 |
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Other Procedures at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
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
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $163
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $179
- Copley Hospital · Morrisville $1,412
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.