CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Capital 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 $255 (about 2.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Capital Medical Center charges insurers about $240, or about $1,570 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Olympia, 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 | $120 - $553 | 112% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $117 - $350 | 110% |
| Aetnamajor | $119 - $345 | 111% |
| Cignamajor | $2,205 | 2064% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $568 | 532% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $214 | 200% |
| Molina | $214 - $240 | 200% |
| PacificSource | $1,373 - $1,982 | 1285% |
| WellCare | $121 | 113% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $116 - $713 |
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Capital 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.