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CT scan of the head, no contrast in Phoenix, AZ costs $189 to $828. Here's every hospital's price.

14 hospitals in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, 14 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $189 at Banner Heart Hospital, the median is $283 and the highest is $828 at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 4.4 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Phoenix, AZ median of $283 is 71% below the national median of $968 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

15 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $73 to $3,482. 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 January 2026 and May 2026. 27 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.

$189
lowest cash price in Phoenix, AZ
Banner Heart Hospital · 27 mi
$94 below the median
$283
median cash price
14 hospitals
4.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
14/42
hospitals with a cash price
27 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Banner Heart Hospital

Mesa · 27 mi · File Mar 2026

$189
list $1,626 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center

Casa Grande · 30 mi · File Mar 2026

$223
list $1,626 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Banner Gateway Medical Center

Gilbert · 24 mi · File May 2026

$247
list $1,626 · lowest of 4 lines
4
Banner Goldfield Medical Center

Apache Junction · 32 mi · File Mar 2026

$267
list $1,626 · lowest of 4 lines
5
Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix

Phoenix · 19 mi · File Mar 2026

$272
list $1,626 · lowest of 4 lines
6
Banner Baywood Medical Center

Mesa · 27 mi · File Mar 2026

$272
list $1,626 · lowest of 4 lines
7
Banner Estrella Medical Center

Phoenix · 23 mi · File Mar 2026

$283
list $1,626 · lowest of 4 lines
8
Banner Boswell Medical Center

Sun City · 31 mi · File Mar 2026

$286
list $1,626 · lowest of 4 lines
9
Banner Ironwood Medical Center

Queen Creek · 29 mi · File Mar 2026

$286
list $1,626 · lowest of 4 lines
10
Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center

Sun City West · 37 mi · File Mar 2026

$288
list $1,626 · lowest of 4 lines
11
Banner Desert Medical Center

Mesa · 18 mi · File Mar 2026

$309
list $1,626 · lowest of 4 lines
12
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center

Chandler · 14 mi · File Mar 2026

$314
list $1,626 · lowest of 4 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 Phoenix, AZ 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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