Head CT scan cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 15 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $302.99 to $1,177.00, with a median of $665.40. The lowest listed price is at The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH and 2 other hospitals — $362.41 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $835.25 at 135 hospitals.
- The median here, $665.40, is 45% below the US median of $1,201.00.
- That is 6.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Cincinnati, OH ranks 2nd of 4 metro areas in Ohio by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 cities for code 70450, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC CT Head Without Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $302.99 | $403.99 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC CT Head Without Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $302.99 | $403.99 | — | 25% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital lowest Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC CT Head Without Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $302.99 | $403.99 | — | 25% |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · (859) 301-2000 HB CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $427.00 | $427.00 | — | — |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Ct Head/Orbit Wo Contrast+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $637.20 | $1,593.00 | — | 60% |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC CT Brain W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $665.40 | $1,109.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC CT Brain W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $665.40 | $1,109.00 | — | 40% |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC CT Brain W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $665.40 | $1,109.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC CT Brain W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $665.40 | $1,109.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC CT Brain W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $665.40 | $1,109.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC CT Brain W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $665.40 | $1,109.00 | — | 40% |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Ct Head W/O Contrast File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $769.20 | $1,282.00 | — | 40% |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Ct Head W/O Contrast File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $769.20 | $1,282.00 | — | 40% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Ct Head Wo Contrast+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,063.86 | $2,086.00 | $73.63–$2,086.00 | 49% |
| Atrium Medical Center Middletown, OH · (513) 420-5102 HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,177.00 | $1,177.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $302.99, median $665.40, highest $1,177.00 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $801.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What head CT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Head CT scan explained.