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CT scan of the head, no contrast in Spokane, WA costs $347 to $1,193. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $347 at Providence Holy Family Hospital, the median is $764 and the highest is $1,193 at Shriners Hospital for Children. The most expensive hospital lists 3.4 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Spokane, WA median of $764 is 18% below the national median of $937 across 1557 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $112 to $1,947. 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 March 2026 and April 2026. 3 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.

$347
lowest cash price in Spokane, WA
Providence Holy Family Hospital · 29 mi
$416 below the median
$764
median cash price
4 hospitals
3.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
4/7
hospitals with a cash price
3 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Providence Holy Family Hospital

Spokane · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$347
list $496 · lowest of 5 lines
2
Providence St Joseph Hospital

Chewelah · 13 mi · File Apr 2026

$764
list $1,037 · lowest of 6 lines
3
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital

Colville · 33 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,033
list $1,476
4
Shriners Hospital for Children

Spokane · 32 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,193
list $1,193 · lowest of 10 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 Spokane, WA without a price for this procedure

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