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
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $811.86 $178.02 – $1,855.68
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $828.60 $92.00 – $626.79
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $834.67 $29.55 – $1,217.23
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $834.67 $1.60 – $1,051.56
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $834.67 $29.51 – $1,058.46
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $839.87 $120.17 – $562.76
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $842.24 $123.93 – $432.75
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $845.92 $142.30 – $142.30
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $845.92 $91.22 – $190.08
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $850.12 $172.86 – $724.00
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $850.12 $172.86 – $724.00
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $850.12 $172.86 – $724.00
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $853.00 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $853.00 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $853.00 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $853.00 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $853.00 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $853.44 $103.63 – $1,169.42
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $858.50 $39.89 – $313.81
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ $862.00 $140.59 – $140.59
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $873.60 $61.23 – $1,310.40
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $876.20 $169.13 – $175.89
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $881.88 $120.17 – $562.76
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $881.88 $120.17 – $562.76
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $883.28 $71.19 – $677.36
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $883.28 $71.19 – $448.21
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $883.28 $71.19 – $443.05
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $883.28 $71.19 – $386.38
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $883.28 $71.19 – $106.71
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $883.28 $71.19 – $443.05
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $885.00 $269.08 – $1,416.00
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $885.76 $153.12 – $4,982.40
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $890.00 $269.08 – $1,424.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville, CA $890.21 $35.60 – $1,536.48
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $900.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH $900.00 not published
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $901.50 not published
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $913.25 $169.13 – $169.13
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $916.02 $186.86 – $1,853.85
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $916.02 $186.86 – $1,853.85
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $916.02 $345.35 – $1,853.85
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $916.02 $186.86 – $1,853.85
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $916.02 $186.86 – $1,853.85
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $916.02 $186.86 – $1,853.85
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $918.51 $49.40 – $605.06
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $918.51 $49.40 – $551.10
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $919.50 not published
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $920.00 $225.60 – $1,207.39
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $927.00 $147.40 – $682.18
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $932.91 $83.58 – $1,609.00

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