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CT scan of the head, no contrast in Los Angeles, CA costs $133 to $4,675. Here's every hospital's price.

37 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 37 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $133 at Saint Francis Medical Center, the median is $1,235 and the highest is $4,675 at Coast Plaza Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 35 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $1,235 is 28% above the national median of $968 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

40 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $82 to $14,761. 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 July 2024 and September 2026. 60 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.

$133
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
Saint Francis Medical Center · 13 mi
$1,102 below the median
$1,235
median cash price
37 hospitals
35×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
37/100
hospitals with a cash price
60 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Saint Francis Medical Center

Lynwood · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $1,009
2
Encino Hospital Medical Center

Encino · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $2,818
3
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center

Garden Grove · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $5,370
4
West Anaheim Medical Center

Anaheim · 22 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $4,037
5
Huntington Beach Hospital

Huntington Beach · 30 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $4,037
6
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital

La Palma · 20 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $4,037
7
San Dimas Community Hospital

San Dimas · 20 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $6,964
8
Centinela Hospital Medical Center

Inglewood · 15 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $2,628
9
Sherman Oaks Hospital

Sherman Oaks · 16 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $4,207
10
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center

Tarzana · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$318
list $908 · lowest of 20 lines
11
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr

Burbank · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$372
list $1,063 · lowest of 20 lines
12
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

Mission Hills · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$483
list $1,379 · lowest of 20 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 Los Angeles, CA 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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