CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $477.10 to $2,649.75, with a median of $2,011.50. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 70450, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jun 19, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $477.10 | $734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH HB CT-HEAD/BRAIN W/O CM | $2,011.50 | $2,682.00 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center LLC Fairlawn, OH CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,649.75 | $3,533.00 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $477.10, median $2,011.50, highest $2,649.75 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $477.10. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A CT scan of the head uses X-rays and a computer to make detailed cross-section pictures of the brain and skull. It is often used after a head injury, for sudden severe headache, or to look for bleeding or stroke. No contrast dye is used.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan (the technical part). The radiologist's reading of the images is often billed separately as the professional component.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70450 ($1,061.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHCHG CT SCAN,HEAD/BRAIN,W/O CONTRAST MATL | $0.60 | file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHCHG CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $97.20 | file |