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
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $544.50 $97.24 – $273.95
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $560.56 $59.17 – $215.05
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $570.05 $107.35 – $109.50
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $576.00 not published
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $577.22 $22.36 – $1,326.48
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $578.55 $96.54 – $270.31
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $579.00 not published
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $581.79 $86.77 – $551.54
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $581.79 $86.77 – $562.72
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $597.17 $22.36 – $1,014.65
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $597.17 $1.21 – $876.56
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $597.17 $22.21 – $882.31
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $602.00 $30.11 – $188.60
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $605.00 not published
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $607.62 $93.06 – $94.92
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $610.85 $94.07 – $195.98
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $613.20 $92.51 – $985.00
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $613.41 $92.51 – $194.76
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $625.00 $112.03 – $181.49
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $625.00 $109.68 – $181.49
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $625.00 $109.68 – $181.49
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $625.00 $112.03 – $181.49
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $627.50 $106.34 – $1,432.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $627.50 $106.34 – $1,432.00
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $627.50 $106.34 – $1,432.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $627.50 $106.34 – $1,432.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $627.50 $106.34 – $1,432.00
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $630.40 $84.48 – $194.20
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $630.80 $117.59 – $475.62
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $630.80 $114.17 – $476.68
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $631.12 $134.23 – $11,720.80
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $632.40 $89.12 – $538.64
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $636.50 $104.01 – $312.03
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $636.50 not published
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $637.20 $103.01 – $276.75
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $637.20 $102.46 – $275.27
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $637.20 $103.65 – $278.47
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $637.20 $102.46 – $275.27
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $637.20 $103.01 – $276.75
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $637.20 $103.65 – $278.47
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $637.20 $103.01 – $276.75
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $639.00 $97.24 – $217.99
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $639.00 $97.24 – $106.96
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ $640.50 $137.50 – $137.50
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $640.68 $42.89 – $103.84
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $645.68 $59.17 – $347.74
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $649.32 $106.34 – $1,484.16
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $666.90 $93.06 – $94.92
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $670.00 not published
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $670.80 not published

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