CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center
Billing Code: 70450 (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.
⚠ 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 $445 (about 4.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center charges insurers about $698, or about $2,196 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Prairie Du Chien, WI.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $445. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $922 | 863% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $922 - $2,130 | 863% |
| Cignamajor | $2,130 | 1994% |
| Humanamajor | $932 - $2,108 | 873% |
| Amerigroup | $698 - $922 | 653% |
| Dean Health Plan | $2,086 | 1953% |
| GEHA | $2,130 | 1994% |
| HealthPartners | $2,130 | 1994% |
| Medica | $2,086 | 1953% |
| Quartz | $1,757 | 1645% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $698 - $2,130 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center
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
- Unitypoint Health - Meriter · Madison $103
- Sauk Prairie Hospital · Prairie Du Sac $103
- Watertown Memorial Hospital · Watertown $103
- Froedtert Community Hospital · New Berlin $103
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.