Anyone know how much a cat scan is?

**nodmicks** · 11-09-2011, 09:41 AM

I am trying to plan out how to pay the med bills we will be getting. We have been a bit beset with mishaps here. DS broke his finger and a bone in his hand. 1 urgent care visit with x rays last week. A specialist visit today with more x rays. I'm praying he doesn't need surgery!

I can guestimate what our costs will be for ds going by the costs for the other bones he broke over the summer. I'm guesstimating $1000.

DH got a severe concussion over the weekend. He kept saying he was ok but I called urgent care later. They said get to the ER pronto. He was not remembering things at all and was vomiting. He couldn't remember a conversation 5 min before or 2 hours before.

Our ins company gives us a $500 copay for ER if it is not deemed an emergency. $100 if it is. I'm sure we will get the $100 since we were told to get there asap. However it could be the $500. What I dont know however is how much a cat scan costs. We will have to pay 30% of that. Any idea HOW MUCH IT COSTS?

They kept dh for hours for observation and took him off work for several days. I am so glad he is ok and enjoyed the few days with him honestly. However now I get to juggle more Dr bills with short pay. I'm really trying get a grasp on what to expect. I know between dh and ds it will be more than I have in the med account and I will tap the ef. The clinic is notorious for not doing payment plans and sending anything over 30 days in so we get the $ at all costs. We are also trying to prep for a possible strike. UGH

I tell you this normally healthy family has had a bad 2011 for medical. We have paid more this year than in the last 8 all totaled. So any idea on the approx cost for the cat scan? I figure prepared is better than blindsided when the bill shows up.

**Neeley** · 11-09-2011, 10:00 AM

I have had 11 CT scans over the past year and half. I looked over what my insurance has been charged for each. Ten of mine were abominable and pelvic scans with IV contrast and I had to drink the barium sulfate. Those were $4370, done through and at Baptist Hospital. Each if those was done when I was inpatient or as an outpatient, none as an emergency.

One was done on my head, with IV contrast, at an imaging facility, non-emergency, and the charge was $1140.

The eligible charges (what insurance actually paid) was $750 on each. I did not have to pay a co-pay on any of them.

Hope this helps a little.

**nodmicks** · 11-09-2011, 10:02 AM

Thanks for sharing that Neeley. That is a lot of scans! I hope you are doing ok.

**Neeley** · 11-09-2011, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by nodmicks

Thanks for sharing that Neeley. That is a lot of scans! I hope you are doing ok.

You're welcome. I joke and tell everyone I probably glow in the dark from all of the scans.

Leigh

**nodmicks** · 11-09-2011, 10:49 AM

You have a great sense of humor! I called Mayo for a estimate and about fell over! $2500+ and add on the fee for reading it. GULP.
I do not like the sound of 30% of that. Hopefully they have a good provider reduction.

**heartofmine** · 11-09-2011, 11:18 AM

They are expensive but it also depends on the hospital. Our local hospital is outrageous! My daughter had a kidney stone and she had 2 scans which totaled over $7000.00 not counting reading them. At an out of town hospital I had one on my head and it was $1300.00...I had vertigo. Both of these incidents were in the last 2 months. I have insurance but my daughter doesn't.