CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Billing Code: 70460 (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 (with contrast) is about $120 (about 0.7× the $179 Medicare rate). Southwestern Vermont Medical Center charges insurers about $115, or about $1,029 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 | $50 - $182 | 28% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $50 - $182 | 28% |
| Aetnamajor | $50 - $338 | 28% |
| Cignamajor | $50 - $223 | 28% |
| Humanamajor | $50 - $182 | 28% |
| CDPHP | $36 - $196 | 20% |
| Fidelis Care | $50 - $191 | 28% |
| MVP Health Care | $50 - $228 | 28% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $381 | 213% |
| WellCare | $50 - $182 | 28% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $50 - $182 |
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Other Procedures at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other VT hospitals
- Porter Hospital Inc · Middlebury $59
- North Country Hospital and Health Center · Newport $62
- Gifford Medical Center · Randolph $78
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $123
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $141
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $162
- Copley Hospital · Morrisville $1,176
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.