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
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $304.32 $121.06 – $509.96
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $304.32 $121.40 – $526.78
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $304.32 $121.06 – $526.78
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $308.94 $79.00 – $1,219.50
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $310.00 $30.11 – $210.46
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $313.82 $79.00 – $1,219.50
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $317.07 $72.99 – $1,219.50
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $338.40 not published
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $341.73 $116.22 – $2,995.00
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $348.60 $52.56 – $1,120.50
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $352.36 $59.63 – $1,409.00
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $361.05 $52.56 – $1,120.50
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $364.82 $88.40 – $1,069.70
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $373.50 $52.56 – $1,120.50
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $373.50 $52.56 – $1,120.50
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $376.08 $103.66 – $1,069.70
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $391.35 $56.31 – $416.99
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $398.40 $63.07 – $1,120.50
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $404.73 $106.87 – $1,454.03
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $410.85 $52.56 – $1,120.50
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $410.85 $52.56 – $1,120.50
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $410.85 $52.56 – $1,120.50
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $410.85 $52.56 – $1,120.50
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $414.70 $119.31 – $726.00
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $417.45 $53.26 – $1,996.00
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $421.68 $59.17 – $347.74
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $431.81 $80.24 – $1,136.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $431.81 $80.24 – $1,136.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $431.81 $80.24 – $1,136.00
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $432.42 $116.22 – $726.00
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $433.26 $72.88 – $704.00
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $434.30 $57.97 – $726.00
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $437.25 $110.61 – $241.57
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $438.15 $92.51 – $194.76
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $439.64 $251.63 – $829.92
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $441.81 $119.31 – $726.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $444.73 $107.81 – $309.08
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $456.19 $117.70 – $726.00
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $467.04 $289.12 – $1,067.52
fairview hospital Cleveland, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
lutheran hospital Cleveland, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
marymount hospital Garfield Heights, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
south pointe hospital Warrensville Heights, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
avon hospital Avon, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
euclid hospital Euclid, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
lodi hospital Lodi, OH $477.10 $106.34 – $660.60
medina hospital Medina, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $480.00 not published
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $488.75 $79.00 – $867.60

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