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CT scan of the head, no contrast in Chicago, IL-IN costs $196 to $2,610. Here's every hospital's price.

33 hospitals in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, 33 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $196 at University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, the median is $1,140 and the highest is $2,610 at The University of Chicago Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 13 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Chicago, IL-IN median of $1,140 is 18% above the national median of $968 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

34 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $19 to $8,500. 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 2025 and August 2026. 46 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.

$196
lowest cash price in Chicago, IL-IN
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics · 12 mi
$944 below the median
$1,140
median cash price
33 hospitals
13×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
33/82
hospitals with a cash price
46 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$196
list $652 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Northwest Community Hospital 1

Arlington Heights · 23 mi · File Mar 2026

$290
list $290
3
Humboldt Park Health

Chicago · 12 mi · File Aug 2026

$446
list $1,593
4
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

Melrose Park · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

$475
list $2,501 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$575
list $2,501 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange

La Grange · 3 mi · File Apr 2026

$625
list $2,500 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale

Hinsdale · 5 mi · File Apr 2026

$625
list $2,500 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks

Glendale Heights · 16 mi · File Apr 2026

$625
list $2,500 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook

Bolingbrook · 14 mi · File Apr 2026

$625
list $2,500 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center

Oak Lawn · 6 mi · File Nov 2025

$780
list $1,560 · lowest of 16 lines
11
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

Downers Grove · 10 mi · File Nov 2025

$785
list $1,570 · lowest of 6 lines
12
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Barrington · 33 mi · File Nov 2025

$800
list $1,600 · lowest of 6 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 Chicago, IL-IN 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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