CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Valley Medical Center
Billing Code: 70450 (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 (no contrast) is about $274 (about 2.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $304, or about $1,290 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Renton, 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 | $121 - $406 | 113% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $121 - $369 | 113% |
| Aetnamajor | $123 - $370 | 115% |
| Cignamajor | $344 | 322% |
| Humanamajor | $121 - $124 | 113% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $443 | 415% |
| Health Net | $304 | 285% |
| Moda Health | $304 | 285% |
| Molina | $206 | 193% |
| + 30 smaller / regional plans | $121 - $304 |
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Other Procedures at Valley Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other WA hospitals
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $45
- Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend $55
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital · Chelan $56
- Skyline Hospital · White Salmon $62
- Lincoln Hospital · Davenport $72
- Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $91
- Cascade Valley Hospital · Arlington $122
- Virginia Mason Medical Center · Seattle $127
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.