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CT scan of the head, no contrast in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD costs $102 to $3,753. Here's every hospital's price.

20 hospitals in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, 20 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $102 at Lower Bucks Hospital, the median is $367 and the highest is $3,753 at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The most expensive hospital lists 37 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD median of $367 is 62% below the national median of $968 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

25 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $41 to $4,739. 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 September 2025 and September 2026. 26 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.

$102
lowest cash price in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Lower Bucks Hospital · 28 mi
$265 below the median
$367
median cash price
20 hospitals
37×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
20/51
hospitals with a cash price
26 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Lower Bucks Hospital

Bristol · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$102
list $2,129
2
Roxborough Memorial Hospital

Philadelphia · 11 mi · File Sep 2026

$106
list $1,654 · lowest of 3 lines
3
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital

Bensalem · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$110
list $3,856
4
Jefferson Abington Hospital

Abington · 18 mi · File Mar 2026

$118
list $2,206 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

Lansdale · 25 mi · File Mar 2026

$121
list $2,206 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$124
list $1,953 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

Philadelphia · 13 mi · File Dec 2025

$125
· lowest of 2 lines
8
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

East Norriton · 18 mi · File Dec 2025

$125
· lowest of 2 lines
9
Jefferson Stratford Hospital

Stratford · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$135
list $3,323 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

Meadowbrook · 19 mi · File Sep 2025

$367
list $917 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

Camden · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$381
list $3,810 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Virtua Mount Holly Hospital

Mount Holly · 28 mi · File Apr 2026

$381
list $3,810
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 Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD without a price for this procedure

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