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
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving, TX not published $104.75 – $801.00
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $104.75 – $104.75
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE, TX not published $103.18 – $801.00
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX not published $104.75 – $801.00
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK, TX not published $103.18 – $801.00
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Alamogordo, NM not published $104.75 – $162.21
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE, TN not published $154.52 – $459.25
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN not published $154.52 – $459.25
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $103.05 – $1,500.00
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI not published $59.17 – $347.74
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland, OH not published $547.26 – $633.67
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $98.35 – $591.78
Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) Hoffman Estates, IL not published $105.31 – $812.70
Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) Elk Grove Village, IL not published $105.31 – $812.70
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD not published not published
HCA FLORIDA ORANGE PARK HOSPITAL MIDDLEBURG, FL not published $245.18 – $2,086.25
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $59.96 – $474.00
MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL McKinney, TX not published $104.75 – $584.00
HCA FLORIDA OCALA HOSPITAL SUMMERFIELD, FL not published $245.18 – $2,051.39
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg, VA not published $104.04 – $107.10
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) Wichita, KS not published $98.35 – $591.78
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates, IL not published $171.92 – $812.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville, TN not published $86.77 – $562.76
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA not published $105.33 – $504.36
Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook, ME not published $38.49 – $81.87
HCA FLORIDA OSCEOLA HOSPITAL ORLANDO, FL not published $245.18 – $2,154.17
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $98.35 – $591.78
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC not published $118.18 – $510.39
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO not published $95.25 – $245.18
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FL not published $245.18 – $2,086.25
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree, CO not published $98.45 – $245.18
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital New York, NY not published not published

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