Head CT scan (with and without contrast) cost at US hospitals

CT head/brain without and with contrast · CPT 70470

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Head CT scan (with and without contrast)

The head is scanned twice in one sitting — once plain, once after dye is injected — and the two sets are compared. The plain images show blood and swelling; the dye shows where the brain's protective barrier has broken down, which is how tumors, abscesses and some infections give themselves away.

$107.40

lowest cash price

$1,818.96

national median

$18,159.85

highest cash price

917

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $107.40–$18,159.85 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$107.40

UPMC Western Maryland — Cumberland, MD

Most expensive published cash price

$18,159.85

HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL — VENICE, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($2,032.85) → Sep 1, 2026 ($3,161.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $2,613.78 $3,355.56 $5,085.60
Arizona 23 $282.92 $431.70 $3,163.89
Arkansas 11 $777.30 $1,578.20 $4,284.00
California 90 $612.36 $2,808.00 $7,179.10
Colorado 17 $547.24 $6,941.56 $8,888.00
Florida 71 $768.31 $5,080.62 $18,159.85
Georgia 25 $1,157.00 $1,881.36 $13,970.17
Hawaii 2 $738.56 $738.56 $1,747.50
Illinois 51 $750.00 $2,424.60 $3,756.90
Indiana 26 $496.50 $728.00 $3,902.99
Iowa 29 $842.90 $1,868.86 $3,602.00
Kansas 11 $1,248.00 $6,248.04 $11,822.15
Kentucky 26 $835.40 $2,304.60 $6,236.19
Louisiana 1 $317.46 $317.46 $317.46
Maine 7 $1,140.65 $2,409.20 $3,247.35
Maryland 2 $107.40 $107.40 $107.40
Michigan 27 $241.18 $2,131.00 $3,161.00
Minnesota 19 $863.71 $2,056.80 $2,852.00
Mississippi 11 $581.68 $867.72 $1,057.60
Missouri 20 $1,191.96 $1,426.70 $8,407.58
Montana 2 $1,296.00 $1,296.00 $2,944.00
Nebraska 13 $1,104.60 $1,513.00 $3,241.90
Nevada 4 $700.56 $2,252.34 $3,142.29
New Hampshire 1 $3,125.30 $3,125.30 $3,125.30
New Jersey 22 $194.55 $480.88 $1,028.00
New Mexico 2 $2,391.06 $2,391.06 $2,391.06
New York 23 $210.66 $210.66 $5,026.00
North Carolina 15 $1,455.00 $1,942.40 $5,394.00
North Dakota 4 $2,292.00 $2,292.00 $2,848.00
Ohio 68 $648.70 $1,248.00 $2,933.40
Oklahoma 17 $1,065.14 $2,137.85 $3,282.00
Oregon 13 $224.64 $1,033.60 $2,093.25
Pennsylvania 32 $457.50 $1,300.20 $5,112.00
South Carolina 11 $908.50 $1,630.80 $9,109.00
South Dakota 7 $2,231.20 $2,618.40 $2,932.80
Tennessee 38 $539.56 $635.91 $12,310.28
Texas 114 $533.28 $2,277.85 $17,532.00
Virginia 43 $576.61 $1,755.50 $11,678.00
Washington 32 $722.61 $1,371.76 $2,461.20
West Virginia 17 $639.50 $1,235.50 $2,428.20
Wisconsin 33 $837.90 $1,818.96 $3,477.94
Wyoming 4 $973.98 $1,351.65 $1,450.61

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $639.50 $45.03 – $852.12
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $641.95 $197.04 – $726.00
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $648.70 $180.11 – $183.72
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $697.41 $194.55 – $726.00
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $700.56 $433.68 – $1,601.28
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $703.92 $101.16 – $375.52
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $717.00 $185.58 – $381.30
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $717.50 $185.58 – $381.30
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $721.50 $361.32 – $412.57
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA $722.61 $195.46 – $215.00
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $725.00 not published
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $728.00 $185.58 – $381.30
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $730.50 $185.58 – $381.30
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $733.12 $129.45 – $1,301.40
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $738.50 $361.32 – $412.57
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $738.56 $207.21 – $4,039.00
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $739.20 $135.66 – $834.84
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $742.00 $33.40 – $1,985.26
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $750.00 $187.96 – $304.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $750.00 $184.02 – $304.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $750.00 $184.02 – $304.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $750.00 $187.96 – $304.50
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $753.00 $189.22 – $1,129.50
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $753.00 $185.58 – $381.30
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $753.00 $185.58 – $381.30
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $768.31 $175.12 – $783.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $768.31 $171.54 – $783.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $768.31 $173.33 – $764.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $768.31 $173.33 – $764.00
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $777.30 $154.86 – $326.02
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $793.50 $132.06 – $356.78
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $793.50 $117.09 – $735.08
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $793.50 $117.09 – $735.08
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $793.50 $117.09 – $735.08
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $793.50 $117.09 – $735.08
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY $795.04 $211.91 – $211.91
lutheran hospital Cleveland, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
avon hospital Avon, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
euclid hospital Euclid, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
fairview hospital Cleveland, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
lodi hospital Lodi, OH $798.20 $178.02 – $1,105.20
marymount hospital Garfield Heights, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
medina hospital Medina, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
south pointe hospital Warrensville Heights, OH $798.20 $0.87 – $1,105.20
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $799.16 $93.46 – $190.17
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $802.19 $148.64 – $562.76
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $802.22 $148.64 – $562.76
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $807.00 not published
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $808.93 $155.78 – $158.90

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