CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Beloit Health System
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $110 compared to the $116 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.95× fair market pricing.
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.
Note: 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 $116 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Beloit Health System charges insurers about $110, or about $761 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Beloit, WI.
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 | $67 - $2,148 | 63% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $67 - $3,333 | 63% |
| Aetnamajor | $67 - $2,676 | 63% |
| Cignamajor | $2,260 - $2,676 | 2116% |
| Humanamajor | $110 - $2,112 | 103% |
| Dean Health Plan | $67 - $1,576 | 63% |
| Molina | $110 | 103% |
| Quartz | $67 - $1,831 | 63% |
| WellCare | $110 | 103% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $67 - $2,676 |
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Insurance Before you use insurance
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Other Procedures at Beloit Health System
Compare: CT scan, head (no contrast) at other WI hospitals
- Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital · Tomahawk $38
- Aspirus Merrill Hospital · Merrill $38
- Aspirus Eagle River Hospital · Eagle River $43
- Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County · Darlington $43
- Black River Memorial Hospital · Black River Falls $43
- Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center · Prairie Du Chien $71
- Langlade Hospital · Antigo $72
- Richland Hospital · Richland Center $74
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Beloit Health System (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $920
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $920).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($761) Beats Your Bill
Beloit Health System's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $761 (vs. $110 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $116 Fair BaseRate ($107 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,535) is $2,419 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($116) and 23.7× the $107 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.