CT scan of the head, no contrast in Joplin, MO-KS costs $859 to $1,960. Here's every hospital's price.
5 hospitals in the Joplin, MO-KS 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 Joplin, MO-KS metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $859 at Mercy Hospital Carthage, the median is $1,660 and the highest is $1,960 at Freeman Health System - Freeman West. The most expensive hospital lists 2.3 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Joplin, MO-KS median of $1,660 is 70% above the national median of $974 across 1376 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
4 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $57 to $2,594. 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 May 2025 and June 2026. 1 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyCarthage · 10 mi · File Jun 2026
Columbus · 20 mi · File Jun 2026
Galena · 7 mi · File Jun 2026
Joplin · 4 mi · File Jun 2026
Joplin · 3 mi · Older file May 2025
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 70450. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 Joplin, MO-KS without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Freeman Neosho HospitalNo website on record