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CT scan of the head, no contrast in Seattle, WA costs $192 to $1,626. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $192 at Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill, the median is $1,240 and the highest is $1,626 at St Elizabeth Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 8.4 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Seattle, WA median of $1,240 is 28% above the national median of $968 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $3 to $4,140. 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 April 2026. 14 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.

$192
lowest cash price in Seattle, WA
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill · 24 mi
$1,048 below the median
$1,240
median cash price
13 hospitals
8.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/27
hospitals with a cash price
14 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill

Seattle · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$192
list $401 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Swedish Issaquah

Issaquah · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$192
list $401 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics

Bellevue · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$586
list $1,171
4
Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle · 24 mi · File Jan 2026

$679
list $1,331 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Valley Medical Center

Renton · 18 mi · File Mar 2026

$701
list $1,001 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett

Everett · 39 mi · File Apr 2026

$788
list $1,515 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Cascade Valley Hospital

Arlington · 50 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,240
list $1,550
8
St Clare Hospital

Lakewood · 39 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,326
list $4,600 · lowest of 2 lines
9
St Anthony Hospital

Gig Harbor · 38 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,399
list $4,600 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Highline Medical Center

Burien · 24 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,405
list $4,600 · lowest of 2 lines
11
St Francis Community Hospital

Federal Way · 27 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,444
list $4,600 · lowest of 2 lines
12
St Joseph Medical Center

Tacoma · 33 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,524
list $4,600 · 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 Seattle, WA 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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