CT scan of the head, no contrast in Tampa, FL costs $1,095 to $8,717. Here's every hospital's price.
8 hospitals in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, 8 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $1,095 at Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, the median is $7,113 and the highest is $8,717 at Adventhealth Dade City. The most expensive hospital lists 8.0 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Tampa, FL median of $7,113 is 634% above the national median of $968 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
8 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $107 to $349. 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 April 2026. 21 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlySaint Petersburg · 26 mi · File Apr 2026
Tampa · 7 mi · File Apr 2026
Riverview · 22 mi · File Apr 2026
Zephyrhills · 23 mi · File Apr 2026
Tampa · 7 mi · File Apr 2026
Wesley Chapel · 12 mi · File Apr 2026
Tarpon Springs · 14 mi · File Apr 2026
Dade City · 25 mi · File Apr 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 70450. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 Tampa, FL without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Baycare Hospital Wesley ChapelNo website on record
- HCA Florida Bayonet Point HospitalNo price file found
- HCA Florida Brandon HospitalNo price file found
- HCA Florida Largo HospitalNo price file found
- HCA Florida Northside HospitalNo price file found
- HCA Florida Oak Hill HospitalNo price file found
- HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part of HCA FloridNo price file found
- HCA Florida South Shore HospitalNo price file found
- HCA Florida South Tampa HospitalNo price file found
- HCA Florida St Petersburg HospitalNo price file found
- HCA Florida Trinity HospitalNo price file found
- Johns Hopkins All Children's HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Mease Countryside HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Mease Dunedin HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Morton Plant HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Morton Plant North Bay HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- South Florida Baptist HospitalFile found, not read yet
- St Anthonys HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- St Josephs HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Tampa General HospitalFile could not be read
- Tampa General Hospital BrooksvilleNo price file found