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CT scan of the head, no contrast in New York, NY-NJ costs $107 to $3,068. Here's every hospital's price.

42 hospitals in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, 42 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $107 at Kings County Hospital Center, the median is $272 and the highest is $3,068 at Hudson Regional Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 29 times the cheapest for the same code.

The New York, NY-NJ median of $272 is 71% below the national median of $937 across 1557 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

51 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $25,798. 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. 59 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.

$107
lowest cash price in New York, NY-NJ
Kings County Hospital Center · 9 mi
$165 below the median
$272
median cash price
42 hospitals
29×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
42/110
hospitals with a cash price
59 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Kings County Hospital Center

Brooklyn · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$107
list $318 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Bellevue Hospital Center

New York · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$107
list $318 · lowest of 7 lines
3
Queens Hospital Center

Jamaica · 1 mi · File Sep 2026

$107
list $318 · lowest of 7 lines
4
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center

Brooklyn · 7 mi · File Sep 2026

$107
list $318 · lowest of 9 lines
5
Newton Medical Center

Newton · 54 mi · File Apr 2026

$116
list $5,733 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus

Denville · 36 mi · File Sep 2026

$121
list $563 · lowest of 3 lines
7
Saint Michael's Medical Center

Newark · 19 mi · File Sep 2026

$121
list $2,016
8
St Mary's General Hospital

Passaic · 19 mi · File Sep 2026

$123
list $2,219
9
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center

Bronx · 8 mi · File Sep 2026

$126
list $1,333 · lowest of 3 lines
10
Jacobi Medical Center

Bronx · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$126
list $1,333 · lowest of 3 lines
11
Elmhurst Hospital Center

Elmhurst · 4 mi · File Sep 2026

$126
list $1,333 · lowest of 4 lines
12
South Brooklyn Health

Brooklyn · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$126
list $1,333 · 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 New York, NY-NJ 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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