Head CT scan (without contrast) cost at US hospitals

CT head/brain without contrast · CPT 70450

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Head CT scan (without contrast)

A head CT without contrast is the scan that answers urgent questions: is there bleeding inside the skull, is there a fracture, is the brain swelling or shifted. It takes a few minutes, needs no injection, and is the reason most emergency departments have a scanner.

$116.22

lowest cash price

$1,268.90

national median

$11,614.22

highest cash price

907

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $116.22–$11,614.22 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$116.22

Ocean University Medical Center — Brick, NJ

Most expensive published cash price

$11,614.22

HCA FLORIDA SOUTH TAMPA HOSPITAL — Tampa, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,287.30) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,151.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $1,873.56 $2,352.48 $3,366.48
Arizona 23 $188.62 $287.80 $2,430.80
Arkansas 11 $438.15 $1,002.95 $2,581.00
California 90 $577.22 $2,065.44 $4,377.50
Colorado 17 $364.82 $5,259.44 $6,248.25
Florida 65 $676.55 $3,463.36 $11,614.22
Georgia 25 $927.67 $1,418.82 $9,621.45
Hawaii 2 $501.76 $501.76 $1,380.00
Illinois 51 $625.00 $1,881.00 $3,491.40
Indiana 26 $437.25 $542.40 $2,842.00
Iowa 30 $673.68 $1,368.25 $3,530.00
Kansas 11 $1,018.00 $4,153.72 $6,717.75
Kentucky 26 $439.64 $1,561.80 $4,678.49
Louisiana 1 $270.66 $270.66 $270.66
Maine 7 $1,140.65 $1,382.10 $1,746.45
Maryland 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Michigan 27 $143.75 $1,151.00 $2,244.00
Minnesota 19 $431.81 $1,663.20 $2,126.40
Mississippi 11 $272.58 $666.90 $909.36
Missouri 20 $819.72 $1,018.60 $4,902.08
Montana 2 $829.60 $829.60 $999.20
Nebraska 13 $673.68 $934.00 $2,176.00
Nevada 4 $467.04 $1,569.89 $2,190.19
New Hampshire 1 $1,728.30 $1,728.30 $1,728.30
New Jersey 22 $116.22 $341.73 $640.50
New Mexico 2 $1,556.10 $1,556.10 $1,556.10
New York 23 $125.84 $125.84 $2,658.00
North Carolina 15 $989.50 $1,268.90 $2,848.00
North Dakota 4 $1,468.80 $1,468.80 $2,108.80
Ohio 68 $477.10 $835.25 $2,032.20
Oklahoma 17 $891.79 $1,279.30 $2,165.00
Oregon 13 $150.12 $779.25 $1,523.25
Pennsylvania 33 $296.00 $961.20 $3,127.20
South Carolina 11 $544.50 $1,282.20 $1,960.00
South Dakota 7 $1,756.80 $1,977.60 $2,334.40
Tennessee 38 $348.60 $531.75 $8,633.13
Texas 112 $140.00 $1,907.15 $5,752.27
Virginia 43 $338.40 $1,328.00 $7,951.00
Washington 32 $304.32 $1,033.20 $2,030.35
West Virginia 17 $296.00 $802.50 $1,561.80
Wisconsin 33 $640.68 $1,375.00 $2,845.58
Wyoming 4 $649.32 $900.90 $966.86

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $2,619.58 $75.99 – $1,610.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA $2,626.00 $9.09 – $2,200.15
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $2,658.00 $119.54 – $515.84
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $2,678.13 $139.74 – $1,215.20
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $2,682.40 $145.00 – $145.00
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $2,777.12 $104.06 – $210.47
Adventhealth Murray Po Box 1406, GA $2,777.12 $97.34 – $192.92
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $2,777.45 $107.21 – $2,743.91
Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN $2,842.00 $56.64 – $5,684.00
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY $2,842.00 $453.00 – $7,578.66
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin, KY $2,842.00 $337.00 – $7,578.66
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange, KY $2,842.00 $326.00 – $7,578.66
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY $2,842.00 $325.00 – $7,703.71
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY $2,842.00 $88.19 – $7,578.66
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY $2,842.00 $280.00 – $7,578.66
Adventhealth Durand Durand, WI $2,845.58 not published
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $2,848.00 $99.93 – $249.52
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $2,937.00 $93.00 – $664.82
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $3,014.10 $145.26 – $5,693.30
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH, FL $3,054.35 $109.17 – $4,229.10
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $3,054.35 $197.10 – $4,229.10
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $3,054.35 $109.17 – $4,229.10
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $3,054.35 $197.10 – $4,229.10
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $3,054.35 $109.17 – $4,229.10
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $3,054.35 $109.17 – $4,229.10
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA $3,122.52 $152.60 – $1,047.82
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $3,127.20 $98.61 – $568.49
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN $3,250.31 $154.52 – $459.25
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $3,257.15 $109.17 – $4,229.10
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $3,257.15 $109.17 – $4,229.10
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG, VA $3,316.00 $167.24 – $245.18
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $3,366.48 $994.32 – $994.32
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $3,435.90 $145.26 – $1,112.30

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