CT head without contrast at Mercy Medical Center Merced. CPT 70450.

What Mercy Medical Center Merced publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated February 28, 2026.

Outpatient / ER

$1,007cash price (self-pay)

$1,955list price

$135–$3,716range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
Aetna \| Medicare\|All Plans	$135
BCBS - Anthem \| Medicare\|All Plans	$135
Blue Shield CA \| Medicare\|All Plans	$135
Health Net \| Medicare\|All Plans	$135
Humana \| Medicare\|All Plans	$135
California Health & Wellness \| Medicaid\|< 21	$145
California Health & Wellness \| Medicaid\|> 21	$145
Central California Alliance for Health \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$145
Health Plan of San Joaquin \| Medicaid\|< 21	$145
Health Plan of San Joaquin \| Medicaid\|> 21	$145
Inland Empire Health Plan \| Medicaid\|< 21	$145
Inland Empire Health Plan \| Medicaid\|> 21	$145
Kaiser \| Medicaid\|< 21	$145
Kaiser \| Medicaid\|> 21	$145
Kern Health System \| Medicaid\|< 21	$145
Kern Health System \| Medicaid\|> 21	$145
Molina \| Medicaid\|< 21	$145
Molina \| Medicaid\|> 21	$145
Partnership Health Plan \| Medicaid\|< 21	$145
Partnership Health Plan \| Medicaid\|> 21	$145
Allcare \| Commercial\|All Plans	$147
United \| Commercial\|All Other Plans	$245
United \| Commercial\|HMO	$245
United \| Commercial\|Non-Options PPO	$245
United \| Commercial\|Options PPO	$245
Health Net \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$314
BCBS - Anthem \| Medicaid\|< 21	$325
BCBS - Anthem \| Medicaid\|> 21	$325
Aetna \| Commercial\|All Other Plans	$911
Aetna \| Commercial\|HMO	$911

$4,378cash price (self-pay)

$8,500list price

$5,100–$7,990range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
Healthsmart \| Commercial\|All Plans	$5,100
Cigna \| Commercial\|All Other Plans	$5,525
Cigna \| Commercial\|PPO	$5,525
Kaiser \| Commercial\|All Plans	$5,865
First Health \| Commercial\|All Plans	$6,800
MultiPlan \| Commercial\|All Plans	$7,990

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