Scans and imaging CPT 70450 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — inpatient

In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $782.73 to $2,619.58, with a median of $1,681.77. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 70450, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.

Lowest$782.73Ascension Seton
Median$1,681.77half pay less
Highest$2,619.58in this market
Difference3.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

median
Lowest $782.73Highest $2,619.58

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Ascension Seton lowest Kyle, TX CT HEAD WO CONT PEDI $782.73 $2,174.25 64%
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Ascension Seton Smithville, TX CT HEAD WO CONT PEDI $782.73 $2,174.25 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT HEAD WO CONT $1,347.21 $3,742.25 64%
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Ascension Seton Smithville, TX CT HEAD WO CONT $1,347.21 $3,742.25 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT HEAD WO CONT $1,347.21 $3,742.25 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT HEAD WO CONT $1,347.21 $3,742.25 64%
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Ascension Seton Kyle, TX CT HEAD WO CONT $1,347.21 $3,742.25 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT HEAD WO CONT $1,347.21 $3,742.25 64%
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Ascension Seton Luling, TX CT HEAD WO CONT $1,365.30 $3,792.50 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT HEAD WO CONT PEDI $1,521.98 $2,174.25 30%
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Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX CT-HEAD WO $1,841.55 $5,115.43 64%
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN W/O CONTRAST $1,974.63 $3,291.05 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN W/O CONTRAST $1,974.63 $3,291.05 40% Jun 3, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN W/O CONTRAST $1,974.63 $3,291.05 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN W/O CONTRAST $1,974.63 $3,291.05 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN W/O CONTRAST $1,974.63 $3,291.05 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN W/O CONTRAST $1,974.63 $3,291.05 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN W/O CONTRAST $1,974.63 $3,291.05 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX TC CT, BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST $2,278.67 $3,401.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT HEAD WO CONT $2,619.58 $3,742.25 30%
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Inpatient: lowest $782.73, median $1,681.77, highest $2,619.58 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $1,356.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.