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CT scan of the head, no contrast in Austin, TX costs $783 to $1,975. Here's every hospital's price.

12 hospitals in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area publish a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, 12 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $783 at Ascension Seton Hays, the median is $1,365 and the highest is $1,975 at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin. The most expensive hospital lists 2.5 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Austin, TX median of $1,365 is 41% above the national median of $968 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

14 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $72 to $2,962. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between January 2026 and June 2026. 10 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$783
lowest cash price in Austin, TX
Ascension Seton Hays · 21 mi
$583 below the median
$1,365
median cash price
12 hospitals
2.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
12/24
hospitals with a cash price
10 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Ascension Seton Hays

Kyle · 21 mi · File Jan 2026

$783
list $2,174 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Ascension Seton Smithville

Smithville · 35 mi · File Jan 2026

$783
list $2,174 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin

Austin · 7 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,347
list $3,742 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Ascension Seton Southwest

Austin · 14 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,347
list $3,742 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Ascension Seton Northwest

Austin · 12 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,347
list $3,742 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis

Luling · 40 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,365
list $3,793 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Ascension Seton Cedar Park

Cedar Park · 22 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,842
list $5,115 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center -Taylor

Taylor · 28 mi · File Jun 2026

$1,975
list $3,291 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock

Round Rock · 22 mi · File Jun 2026

$1,975
list $3,291 · lowest of 14 lines
10
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Pflugerville

Pflugerville · 14 mi · File Jun 2026

$1,975
list $3,291 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda

Buda · 16 mi · File Jun 2026

$1,975
list $3,291 · lowest of 14 lines
12
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin

Austin · 11 mi · File Jun 2026

$1,975
list $3,291 · lowest of 22 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 70450. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 70450, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About ct scan of the head, no contrast

CPT 70450 is a CT scan of the head without contrast dye. It takes a few minutes and is the standard first test for head injury, sudden severe headache, stroke symptoms and confusion. No preparation is needed and there is no injection.

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the technical fee: the scanner, the technologist and the room. The radiologist's reading is billed separately (the same code with a professional modifier), typically $50 to $200 on top. Some hospitals list a global price that includes both; the file does not always say which, so ask.

Why prices vary

Imaging is where hospital prices diverge most. A head CT at a hospital-owned imaging center can list at a fraction of the same scan in the hospital's main building, and a freestanding imaging center, which does not publish these files, is often cheaper again. Emergency-department scans carry additional facility charges not shown here.

Questions to ask

  • Is this the self-pay price for the scan alone, or scan plus radiologist reading?
  • Is the price the same at the hospital's outpatient imaging locations?
  • Will I be charged an emergency-department fee if the scan is done there?

Hospitals in Austin, TX without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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