Head CT scan (with contrast) cost at US hospitals

CT head/brain with contrast · CPT 70460

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Head CT scan (with contrast)

A head CT with contrast is done after iodine dye is injected into a vein. The dye leaks into tissue where the brain's normal barrier is broken — around a tumor, an abscess, or an area of infection — making those lesions visible when a plain scan would show little. Emergency head CTs for bleeding or trauma are done without dye.

$89.40

lowest cash price

$1,527.60

national median

$15,279.41

highest cash price

910

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $89.40–$15,279.41 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$89.40

UPMC Western Maryland — Cumberland, MD

Most expensive published cash price

$15,279.41

HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL — ENGLEWOOD, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,652.65) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,930.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $2,322.84 $2,682.42 $4,378.14
Arizona 23 $235.83 $359.84 $2,873.03
Arkansas 11 $485.40 $1,311.05 $3,639.00
California 90 $596.96 $2,699.83 $5,734.01
Colorado 17 $456.19 $5,822.01 $8,021.50
Florida 69 $722.43 $4,055.36 $15,279.41
Georgia 25 $1,020.61 $1,587.69 $4,893.42
Hawaii 2 $600.96 $600.96 $1,530.00
Illinois 51 $700.00 $2,059.20 $3,491.40
Indiana 26 $470.00 $621.50 $3,682.09
Iowa 27 $758.16 $1,563.90 $3,708.00
Kansas 11 $1,145.60 $5,549.93 $10,690.86
Kentucky 26 $674.82 $1,683.60 $4,801.52
Louisiana 1 $281.32 $281.32 $281.32
Maine 7 $1,013.90 $2,073.15 $3,247.35
Maryland 2 $89.40 $89.40 $89.40
Michigan 27 $241.18 $1,786.00 $2,930.00
Minnesota 19 $647.76 $1,870.40 $2,716.80
Mississippi 11 $440.44 $710.55 $934.32
Missouri 20 $1,043.46 $1,329.90 $5,226.84
Montana 2 $1,057.60 $1,057.60 $1,218.40
Nebraska 13 $916.02 $1,208.42 $2,654.55
Nevada 4 $583.80 $1,911.01 $2,666.10
New Hampshire 1 $2,262.10 $2,262.10 $2,262.10
New Jersey 22 $194.55 $377.78 $862.00
New Mexico 2 $1,947.12 $1,947.12 $1,947.12
New York 23 $210.66 $210.66 $3,209.00
North Carolina 15 $1,322.00 $1,520.45 $4,673.00
North Dakota 4 $1,760.80 $1,760.80 $2,340.00
Ohio 67 $609.05 $1,114.86 $2,922.00
Oklahoma 17 $883.28 $1,822.60 $2,949.11
Oregon 13 $199.80 $885.76 $2,011.50
Pennsylvania 31 $374.50 $1,294.80 $4,599.60
South Carolina 11 $685.50 $1,344.00 $8,543.00
South Dakota 7 $2,008.00 $2,447.20 $2,648.80
Tennessee 38 $348.60 $559.65 $9,175.71
Texas 114 $506.88 $1,762.24 $14,620.00
Virginia 42 $549.24 $1,526.50 $9,304.00
Washington 32 $667.17 $1,342.80 $2,153.90
West Virginia 17 $118.00 $919.50 $1,916.50
Wisconsin 32 $685.14 $1,570.00 $2,982.82
Wyoming 4 $811.86 $1,126.27 $1,208.73

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $559.65 $171.14 – $407.98
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $559.65 $171.14 – $407.99
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $581.50 $39.89 – $852.12
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $583.80 $361.40 – $1,334.40
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $596.00 not published
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $596.96 $225.20 – $11,086.40
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $600.96 $186.48 – $3,286.50
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $606.60 $161.03 – $909.90
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $609.05 $180.11 – $183.72
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $610.94 $129.45 – $1,084.50
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $611.50 $185.58 – $381.30
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $612.50 $185.58 – $381.30
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $614.04 $161.61 – $452.51
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $615.50 $361.32 – $412.57
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $621.50 $185.58 – $381.30
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $623.00 $185.58 – $381.30
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $623.43 $225.20 – $9,005.10
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $626.08 $101.16 – $311.93
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $630.50 $361.32 – $412.57
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $642.50 $185.58 – $381.30
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $642.50 $185.58 – $381.30
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $645.75 $110.58 – $356.78
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $645.75 $98.05 – $735.08
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $645.75 $98.05 – $735.08
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $645.75 $98.05 – $735.08
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $645.75 $98.05 – $735.08
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $647.20 $154.86 – $985.00
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $647.39 $155.78 – $158.90
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $647.76 $113.47 – $1,136.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $647.76 $113.47 – $1,136.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $647.76 $113.47 – $1,136.00
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $657.00 not published
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA $667.17 $184.54 – $215.00
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $672.00 $135.66 – $834.84
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $674.82 $302.68 – $1,528.80
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $679.56 $154.86 – $326.02
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $683.06 $29.55 – $1,591.31
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $685.14 $57.14 – $138.26
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $685.50 $163.14 – $394.95
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $690.00 not published
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $700.00 $187.96 – $304.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $700.00 $184.02 – $304.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $700.00 $184.02 – $304.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $700.00 $187.96 – $304.50
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $709.50 not published
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $710.55 $155.78 – $158.90
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $713.96 $178.02 – $181.58
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $720.96 $203.11 – $829.10
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $720.96 $203.11 – $856.43
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $720.96 $203.68 – $856.43

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