CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Unitypoint Health - Meriter
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 1 charge more and 5 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 (with and without contrast) is about $169 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Unitypoint Health - Meriter charges insurers about $172, or about $3,325 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 | $56 - $1,717 | 31% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $56 - $3,949 | 31% |
| Cignamajor | $1,247 | 696% |
| Humanamajor | $59 - $172 | 33% |
| HealthPartners | $123 - $1,517 | 69% |
| Meridian | $59 - $172 | 33% |
| Quartz | $1,297 | 724% |
| Security Health Plan | $1,288 | 719% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $56 - $3,533 |
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Other Procedures at Unitypoint Health - Meriter
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
- Sauk Prairie Hospital · Prairie Du Sac $172
- St Marys Hospital Medical Ctr · Green Bay $173
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.