CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Tacoma General Allenmore 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 $359 (about 2.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital charges insurers about $336, or about $1,128 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tacoma, WA.
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 | $206 - $941 | 115% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $204 - $844 | 114% |
| Aetnamajor | $204 - $830 | 114% |
| Cignamajor | $2,156 | 1203% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $1,335 | 745% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $395 | 220% |
| Molina | $208 - $366 | 116% |
| PacificSource | $877 - $1,266 | 489% |
| WellCare | $208 | 116% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $218 - $1,159 |
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Other Procedures at Tacoma General Allenmore 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.