CT scan, head (no contrast)
Facility: Shirley Ryan Abilitylab
Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 70450
- Insurance Median: $2,298
- Cash Discount Price: $2,195
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 21.51x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $106.81 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Elevated Commercial Rate Alert (Value-Gap)
The negotiated rate at this facility is 2151% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 2051%). Patients with high-deductible plans or out-of-network benefits may face excessive out-of-pocket costs.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care Services Corporation | $67 - $1,756 | 63% |
| Aetna | $67 - $787 | 63% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $110 - $2,108 | 103% |
| Tricare | $110 | 103% |
| Humana | $110 | 103% |
| Wellcare Meridian Fide | $110 | 103% |
| Advocate Health Partners | $112 - $3,659 | 105% |
| Paradigm Health Corporation | $170 - $1,262 | 159% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $382 - $638 | 358% |
| Meridian Health Plan | $638 | 597% |
| County Care | $638 | 597% |
| Hfn | $1,198 - $3,293 | 1122% |
| Corvel Corporation | $1,236 | 1157% |
| Multiplan | $1,236 | 1157% |
| Coventry Workers Comp | $1,236 | 1157% |
| State of Illinois | $1,262 - $1,947 | 1182% |
| Personalcare Insurance of Il/Firsthealth Grp Corp/Coventryhealth and Life Insurance Co | $1,262 - $3,110 | 1182% |
| Cigna | $1,477 | 1383% |
| Uic Physician Group-Campuscare | $1,768 - $2,012 | 1655% |
| Endeavor Health Sites 243/447 Northshore and Edwards | $2,012 | 1884% |
| Uic Physician Group | $2,012 - $2,964 | 1884% |
| Union Health Service | $2,049 | 1918% |
| University of Chicago Practice Plan | $2,121 - $2,378 | 1986% |
| Affordable Health Care Concepts | $2,125 - $2,199 | 1990% |
| Loyola University Physician Foundation | $2,378 | 2226% |
| Health Care Services Corporation DBA Managed Care Network Preferred | $2,407 - $3,257 | 2254% |
| Advocate and Advocate Health Partners | $2,561 | 2398% |
| Gallagher Benefit Administrators | $2,651 - $2,744 | 2482% |
| Resurrection Health Care Preferred | $2,744 - $2,927 | 2569% |
| Unicare Life and Health Insurance | $2,757 - $2,854 | 2581% |
| Private Healthcare Systems | $2,828 - $2,927 | 2648% |
| Health Care Services Corporation D/B/A HMO Illinois | $2,854 | 2672% |
| Health Payors Organization | $3,005 - $3,110 | 2813% |
| Cofinity Aka Ppom | $3,005 - $3,110 | 2813% |
| Healthnetwork | $3,111 - $3,476 | 2913% |