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CT scan of the head, no contrast in Pittsburgh, PA costs $235 to $2,937. Here's every hospital's price.

14 hospitals in the Pittsburgh, PA 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 Pittsburgh, PA metro area, 14 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $235 at Heritage Valley Beaver, the median is $1,740 and the highest is $2,937 at UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside. The most expensive hospital lists 12 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Pittsburgh, PA median of $1,740 is 80% above the national median of $968 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

14 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $10 to $4,355. 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 February 2026 and March 2026. 17 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.

$235
lowest cash price in Pittsburgh, PA
Heritage Valley Beaver · 29 mi
$1,505 below the median
$1,740
median cash price
14 hospitals
12×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
14/31
hospitals with a cash price
17 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Heritage Valley Beaver

Beaver · 29 mi · File Mar 2026

$235
list $871
2
Heritage Valley Sewickley

Sewickley · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$235
list $871
3
Acmh Hospital

Kittanning · 28 mi · File Mar 2026

$374
list $1,247 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Penn Highlands Mon Valley

Monongahela · 20 mi · File Feb 2026

$514
list $856 · lowest of 4 lines
5
UPMC Jameson

New Castle · 45 mi · File Mar 2026

$632
list $1,054 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Penn Highlands Connellsville

Connellsville · 34 mi · File Feb 2026

$772
list $1,287 · lowest of 4 lines
7
UPMC St Margaret

Pittsburgh · 2 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,740
list $2,900 · lowest of 2 lines
8
UPMC Passavant

Pittsburgh · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,796
list $2,993 · lowest of 2 lines
9
UPMC Mckeesport Hospital

Mc Keesport · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,810
list $3,017 · lowest of 2 lines
10
UPMC East

Monroeville · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,863
list $3,105 · lowest of 2 lines
11
UPMC Mercy

Pittsburgh · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,950
list $3,250 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System

Pittsburgh · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,020
list $3,367 · 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 Pittsburgh, PA 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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