CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 14 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $891.50 to $3,563.25, with a median of $1,268.90. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 cities for code 70450, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC HB CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $891.50 | $1,783.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC CT Head/Brain WO Cntrst | $1,105.92 | $4,096.00 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC CT Head/Brain WO Cntrst | $1,105.92 | $4,096.00 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CNTRST | $1,105.92 | $4,096.00 | 73% | — source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,268.90 | $2,537.80 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Lincolnton, NC HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,268.90 | $2,537.80 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Concord, NC HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,268.90 | $2,537.80 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Wadesboro, NC HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,268.90 | $2,537.80 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,268.90 | $2,537.80 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,268.90 | $2,537.80 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,268.90 | $2,537.80 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $1,960.00 | $3,920.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONT | $2,564.00 | $2,564.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONT | $2,564.00 | $2,564.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC HCHG CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONT | $2,564.00 | $2,564.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Rock Hill, SC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRST | $3,563.25 | $4,751.00 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Fort Mill, SC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRST | $3,563.25 | $4,751.00 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $891.50, median $1,268.90, highest $3,563.25 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $1,268.90. 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.