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
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $980.40 not published
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $988.19 $33.40 – $1,518.57
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $988.19 $1.80 – $1,311.89
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $988.19 $33.17 – $1,320.50
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $988.50 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $990.94 $340.00 – $2,244.97
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $993.20 $169.13 – $175.89
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $997.50 $103.63 – $1,366.81
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $997.75 $47.15 – $767.50
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $997.75 $56.40 – $1,228.00
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $1,001.55 $174.94 – $2,117.84
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $1,003.52 $174.94 – $1,158.36
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $1,009.50 $156.32 – $924.00
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $1,013.00 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $1,013.00 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $1,013.00 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $1,013.00 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $1,013.00 $178.02 – $1,432.00
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $1,021.28 $225.60 – $1,506.29
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $1,022.00 $124.59 – $525.46
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $1,023.50 $174.50 – $523.50
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $1,023.50 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $1,024.00 $169.54 – $186.50
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ $1,028.00 $171.80 – $171.80
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $1,028.67 $9.26 – $1,012.54
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $1,033.60 $155.97 – $5,814.00
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $1,036.40 $154.86 – $985.00
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,045.50 $5.50 – $854.07
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $1,049.00 $45.03 – $313.81
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $1,049.75 $169.13 – $169.13
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $1,057.60 $160.16 – $356.78
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $1,063.80 $33.17 – $1,526.13
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $1,065.14 $80.04 – $677.36
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $1,065.14 $80.04 – $453.72
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $1,065.14 $80.04 – $448.51
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $1,065.14 $80.04 – $391.14
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $1,065.14 $80.04 – $129.34
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $1,065.14 $80.04 – $448.51
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $1,065.50 $163.14 – $329.19
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $1,065.50 $163.14 – $179.45
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville, CA $1,068.36 $35.60 – $1,843.97
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $1,071.00 not published
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $1,077.70 $169.13 – $169.13
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $1,077.70 $169.13 – $169.13
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $1,077.70 $169.13 – $169.13
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $1,077.70 $172.82 – $172.82
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $1,088.22 $154.86 – $326.02
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $1,104.60 $223.00 – $2,235.50
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $1,104.60 $223.00 – $2,235.50
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $1,104.60 $418.61 – $2,235.50

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