CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Providence Holy Family Hospital
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $408 compared to the $288 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.42× fair market pricing.
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.
Note: 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 $288 (about 1.6× the $179 Medicare rate). Providence Holy Family Hospital charges insurers about $408, or about $1,419 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Spokane, WA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $288. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $209 - $717 | 117% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $203 - $688 | 113% |
| Aetnamajor | $531 | 296% |
| Cignamajor | $629 | 351% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $195 - $602 | 109% |
| Amerigroup | $215 | 120% |
| Providence Health Plan | $513 | 286% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $313 - $362 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Providence Holy Family 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.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Providence Holy Family Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $736
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $736).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($1,419) Beats Your Bill
Providence Holy Family Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,419 (vs. $408 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $288 Fair BaseRate ($179 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,027) is $1,739 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($288) and 11.3× the $179 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.