CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Cascade Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 70460 (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 contrast) is about $336 (about 1.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Cascade Valley Hospital charges insurers about $205, or about $1,594 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Arlington, 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 | $178 - $697 | 99% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $187 - $696 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,495 | 834% |
| Cignamajor | $1,447 | 807% |
| Humanamajor | $169 - $187 | 94% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $1,094 | 610% |
| Amerigroup | $205 | 114% |
| Molina | $192 | 107% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $192 - $1,594 |
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Other Procedures at Cascade Valley Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other WA hospitals
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $60
- Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend $72
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital · Chelan $74
- Skyline Hospital · White Salmon $85
- Lincoln Hospital · Davenport $95
- Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $121
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Seattle $188
- Virginia Mason Medical Center · Seattle $194
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.