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CT scan of the head, no contrast in Columbus, OH costs $738 to $1,317. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Columbus, OH 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 Columbus, OH metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $738 at Fairfield Medical Center, the median is $978 and the highest is $1,317 at Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital.

The Columbus, OH median of $978 is in line with 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 $1 to $33,500. 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 October 2025 and July 2026. 6 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.

$738
lowest cash price in Columbus, OH
Fairfield Medical Center · 22 mi
$240 below the median
$978
median cash price
13 hospitals
1.8×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/20
hospitals with a cash price
6 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Fairfield Medical Center

Lancaster · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$738
list $1,640 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Grady Memorial Hospital

Delaware · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$770
list $1,184
3
Berger Hospital

Circleville · 25 mi · File Apr 2026

$794
list $1,222 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Riverside Methodist Hospital

Columbus · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$835
list $1,285
5
Dublin Methodist Hospital

Dublin · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$835
list $1,285
6
Memorial Hospital

Marysville · 33 mi · File Mar 2026

$845
list $1,300 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Mount Carmel St Ann's

Westerville · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$978
list $1,505 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Mount Carmel East & West

Columbus · 1 mi · File Mar 2026

$978
list $1,505 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital

New Albany · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$978
list $1,505 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Diley Ridge Medical Center

Canal Winchester · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$978
list $1,505 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Mount Carmel Dublin

Dublin · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$978
list $1,505 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,035
list $1,150 · lowest of 2 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 Columbus, OH 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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