CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Unitypoint Health - Meriter
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
A typical price — 1 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 WI hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WI 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 $103 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Unitypoint Health - Meriter charges insurers about $103, or about $1,930 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Madison, WI.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $38 - $997 | 36% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $38 - $2,292 | 36% |
| Cignamajor | $724 | 678% |
| Humanamajor | $39 - $106 | 37% |
| HealthPartners | $82 - $881 | 77% |
| Meridian | $39 - $106 | 37% |
| Quartz | $753 | 705% |
| Security Health Plan | $748 | 700% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $38 - $2,051 |
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Other Procedures at Unitypoint Health - Meriter
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other WI hospitals
- Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County · Darlington $43
- Black River Memorial Hospital · Black River Falls $43
- Richland Hospital · Richland Center $74
- Fort Memorial Hospital · Fort Atkinson $102
- Sauk Prairie Hospital · Prairie Du Sac $103
- Watertown Memorial Hospital · Watertown $103
- Froedtert Community Hospital · New Berlin $103
- St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend · West Bend $104
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.