CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 WI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $178 (about 1.0× the $179 Medicare rate). Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center charges insurers about $176 — about the fair price. Located in La Crosse, WI.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 | $138 - $176 | 77% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $82 - $2,781 | 46% |
| Aetnamajor | $176 | 98% |
| Amerigroup | $176 | 98% |
| HealthPartners | $175 | 98% |
| Molina | $176 | 98% |
| UCare | $175 - $185 | 98% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $138 - $3,091 |
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Other Procedures at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other WI hospitals
- Black River Memorial Hospital · Black River Falls $57
- Vernon Memorial Hospital · Viroqua $63
- Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County · Darlington $65
- Richland Hospital · Richland Center $126
- Fort Memorial Hospital · Fort Atkinson $150
- St Vincent Hospital · Green Bay $172
- Unitypoint Health - Meriter · Madison $172
- Sauk Prairie Hospital · Prairie Du Sac $172
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.