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
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $817.60 not published
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $828.96 $203.11 – $829.10
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $828.96 $203.11 – $856.43
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $828.96 $203.68 – $856.43
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $835.36 $155.48 – $875.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $835.40 $478.14 – $1,577.03
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $837.38 $220.58 – $5,311.35
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $837.38 $175.06 – $4,067.25
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $837.38 $220.58 – $4,306.50
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $837.38 $220.58 – $4,306.50
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $837.90 $64.27 – $359.39
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $837.90 $64.27 – $359.39
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $839.42 $157.48 – $328.08
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $842.90 $48.62 – $608.99
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $843.75 $148.64 – $562.76
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $845.88 $64.27 – $155.32
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $845.92 $169.53 – $169.53
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $845.92 $108.67 – $226.44
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $848.12 $178.02 – $181.58
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $855.00 $141.42 – $325.10
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $862.20 not published
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $862.84 $172.86 – $724.00
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $862.84 $172.86 – $724.00
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $862.84 $172.86 – $724.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $863.71 $132.67 – $1,136.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $863.71 $132.67 – $1,136.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $863.71 $132.67 – $1,136.00
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $867.00 not published
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $867.72 $161.61 – $452.51
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $876.96 $124.59 – $525.46
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $885.60 $115.00 – $763.77
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $885.95 $148.64 – $562.76
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $885.95 $148.64 – $562.76
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $887.57 $141.42 – $325.10
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $887.85 $155.78 – $158.90
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $889.11 $174.47 – $1,340.78
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $898.50 not published
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $908.50 $163.14 – $412.50
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $908.80 $171.90 – $461.82
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $908.80 $173.90 – $467.20
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $908.80 $172.82 – $464.31
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $908.80 $171.90 – $461.82
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $908.80 $172.82 – $464.31
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $908.80 $173.90 – $467.20
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $908.80 $172.82 – $464.31
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $931.05 $225.20 – $13,448.50
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $948.82 $541.88 – $2,355.99
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $957.60 $61.23 – $1,436.40
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $962.40 $152.23 – $444.00
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $973.98 $178.02 – $2,226.24

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