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CT scan of the head, no contrast in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN costs $303 to $683. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $303 at Mccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, the median is $637 and the highest is $683 at West Chester Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 2.3 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN median of $637 is 34% below the national median of $968 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

7 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $102 to $381. 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 April 2026 and July 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.

$303
lowest cash price in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
Mccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital · 33 mi
$334 below the median
$637
median cash price
10 hospitals
2.3×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/20
hospitals with a cash price
10 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Mccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital

Oxford · 33 mi · File Apr 2026

$303
list $404
2
Good Samaritan Hospital

Cincinnati · 5 mi · File Apr 2026

$303
list $404
3
Bethesda North

Cincinnati · 14 mi · File Apr 2026

$303
list $404
4
St Elizabeth Edgewood

Edgewood · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$427
list $427 · lowest of 5 lines
5
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital

Hamilton · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$637
list $1,593 · lowest of 3 lines
6
The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health

Cincinnati · 10 mi · File Apr 2026

$665
list $1,109 · lowest of 10 lines
7
Mercy Health - West Hospital

Cincinnati · 10 mi · File Apr 2026

$665
list $1,109 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC

Mason · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$665
list $1,109 · lowest of 2 lines
9
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC

Cincinnati · 5 mi · File Jul 2026

$683
list $1,138 · lowest of 4 lines
10
West Chester Hospital

West Chester · 20 mi · File Jul 2026

$683
list $1,138 · lowest of 4 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-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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