CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: St Clare Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA 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 $454 (about 2.5× the $179 Medicare rate). St Clare Hospital charges insurers about $472, or about $1,547 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lakewood, WA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $204 - $670 | 114% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $208 - $615 | 116% |
| Aetnamajor | $208 - $3,864 | 116% |
| Cignamajor | $564 | 315% |
| Humanamajor | $216 | 121% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $202 - $540 | 113% |
| Amerigroup | $220 | 123% |
| Molina | $218 - $387 | 122% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $202 - $1,731 |
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Other Procedures at St Clare Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other WA hospitals
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $67
- Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend $81
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital · Chelan $84
- Skyline Hospital · White Salmon $98
- Lincoln Hospital · Davenport $107
- Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $136
- Cascade Valley Hospital · Arlington $205
- Virginia Mason Medical Center · Seattle $208
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.