CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
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 $1,063.86, with a median of $637.20. The lowest listed price is at The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 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 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 | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH lowest Cincinnati, OH HC CT Head Without Contrast | $302.99 | $403.99 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Inc. Oxford, OH HC CT Head Without Contrast | $302.99 | $403.99 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda Hospital Inc. Cincinnati, OH HC CT Head Without Contrast | $302.99 | $403.99 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Ct Hyperacute Head Wo/Con Stroke | $637.20 | $1,593.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Ct Head/Orbit Wo Contrast | $637.20 | $1,593.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Ct Head Wo Contrast | $637.20 | $1,593.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Ct Hyperacute Head Wo/Con Stroke | $637.20 | $1,593.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Ct Head/Orbit Wo Contrast | $637.20 | $1,593.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Ct Head Wo Contrast | $637.20 | $1,593.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Ct Hyperacute Head Wo/Con Stroke | $637.20 | $1,593.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Ct Head/Orbit Wo Contrast | $637.20 | $1,593.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Ct Head Wo Contrast | $637.20 | $1,593.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC CT Brain W/O Contrast | $665.40 | $1,109.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC Mason, OH HC CT Brain W/O Contrast | $665.40 | $1,109.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Jewish Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC CT Brain W/O Contrast | $665.40 | $1,109.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC CT Brain W/O Contrast | $665.40 | $1,109.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital LLC Fairfield, OH HC CT Brain W/O Contrast | $665.40 | $1,109.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC Batavia, OH HC CT Brain W/O Contrast | $665.40 | $1,109.00 | 40% | — source file |
| West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Ct Head W/O Contrast | $769.20 | $1,282.00 | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Ct Head W/O Contrast | $769.20 | $1,282.00 | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Ir Head Ct W/O Contrast | $1,063.86 | $2,086.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Ct Head Wo Contrast | $1,063.86 | $2,086.00 | 49% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $302.99, median $637.20, highest $1,063.86 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $769.20. 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 Cincinnati, OHChg Ct Head/Brain W/O Contrast Material|By Midlevel | $105.06 | file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHChg Ct Head/Brain W/O Contrast Material|By Specialist | $105.06 | file |