CT head or brain scan with and without contrast dye at Good Samaritan Hospital

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CT Scan of Head or Brain Before and After Contrast

Lebanon, PA

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Good Samaritan Hospital’s median price of $265 is 42% below the median hospital's median price ($456), higher than 30% of the 2,604 hospitals reporting CPT 70470. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 70470 at Good Samaritan Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 18 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Aetna all_plans fee schedule · outpatient	$181.13	$181.13	$181.13 – $181.13
2	Highmark all_plans fee schedule · outpatient	$185.43	$187.28	$177.61 – $198.81
3	Amerihealth Caritas all_plans fee schedule · outpatient	$225.85	$225.85	$225.85 – $225.85
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield capital_blue_performance_ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$258.30	$258.30	$258.30 – $258.30
5	Highmark higmark_healthy_kids fee schedule · outpatient	$272.57	$272.57	$272.57 – $272.57
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield all_plans fee schedule · outpatient	$352.93	$352.93	$175.85 – $530.00
7	Highmark blue_cross_high_performance_network fee schedule · outpatient	$531.89	$531.89	$531.89 – $531.89
8	Highmark choice_blue_ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$531.89	$531.89	$531.89 – $531.89
9	Highmark performance_blue fee schedule · outpatient	$531.89	$531.89	$531.89 – $531.89
10	Aetna Better Health all_plans fee schedule · outpatient	$540.77	$540.77	$540.77 – $540.77
11	Highmark all_other_plans fee schedule · outpatient	$640.85	$640.85	$640.85 – $640.85
12	Aetna all_plans per diem · outpatient	$957.00	$957.00	$957.00 – $957.00
13	UnitedHealthcare all_plans fee schedule · outpatient	$1,007	$1,007	$1,007 – $1,007
14	First Health all_plans per diem · outpatient	$1,052	$1,052	$1,052 – $1,052
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield capital_cares_4_kids fee schedule · outpatient	$1,185	$1,185	$1,185 – $1,185
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield capital_blue_cross_healthy_benefits_ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$1,354	$1,354	$1,354 – $1,354
17	Cigna all_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,376	$1,376	$1,376 – $1,376
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield all_other_plans fee schedule · outpatient	$1,693	$1,693	$1,693 – $1,693

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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