CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
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 $332 (about 1.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center charges insurers about $322, or about $1,183 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Vancouver, WA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $514 - $753 | 287% |
| Aetnamajor | $204 - $205 | 114% |
| Cignamajor | $215 - $498 | 120% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $391 | 218% |
| Health Net | $207 - $695 | 116% |
| Moda Health | $219 | 122% |
| PacificSource | $211 - $580 | 118% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $201 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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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 Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
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.