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CT scan of the head, no contrast in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV costs $70 to $1,644. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $70 at Medstar Montgomery Medical Center, the median is $628 and the highest is $1,644 at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 24 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV median of $628 is 35% below 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 $69 to $2,276. 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 July 2026. 22 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.

$70
lowest cash price in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center · 33 mi
$558 below the median
$628
median cash price
13 hospitals
24×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/36
hospitals with a cash price
22 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center

Olney · 33 mi · File Apr 2026

$70
list $71 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, INC

Lanham · 35 mi · File Jan 2026

$85
list $87
3
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

Clinton · 34 mi · File Apr 2026

$87
list $88 · lowest of 4 lines
4
Inova Alexandria Hospital

Alexandria · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$628
list $1,255
5
Inova Loudoun Hospital

Leesburg · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$628
list $1,255
6
Inova Fairfax Hospital

Falls Church · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$628
list $1,255
7
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

Fairfax · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$628
list $1,255
8
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Alexandria · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$628
list $1,255
9
Uva Health Prince William Medical Center

Manassas · 4 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,017
list $2,033 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Uva Health Haymarket Medical Center

Haymarket · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,017
list $2,033 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center

Culpeper · 38 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,031
list $2,061 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Medstar Washington Hospital Center

Washington · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,372
list $2,111 · 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 Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV without a price for this procedure

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