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CT scan of the head, no contrast in Houston, TX costs $63 to $2,473. Here's every hospital's price.

18 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 18 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $63 at University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, the median is $1,120 and the highest is $2,473 at St Luke's Patients Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 39 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $1,120 is 16% above the national median of $968 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

18 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $53 to $6,855. 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 March 2023 and April 2026. 42 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.

$63
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston · 48 mi
$1,057 below the median
$1,120
median cash price
18 hospitals
39×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
18/60
hospitals with a cash price
42 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$63
list $420 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$102
list $2,320 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Shriners Hospitals for Children

Galveston · 48 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,030
list $1,030
4
Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,120
list $2,240 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,120
list $2,240 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

Nassau Bay · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,120
list $2,240 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital

Sugar Land · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,120
list $2,240
8
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

Houston · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,120
list $2,240 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Houston Methodist West Hospital

Houston · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,120
list $2,240 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,120
list $2,240 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital

Cypress · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,120
list $2,240 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital

Bellaire · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,250
list $2,500 · 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 Houston, 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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