Scans and imaging CPT 70450 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — inpatient

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $637.20 to $1,063.86, with a median of $769.20. The lowest listed price is at Fort Hamilton Hospital.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 70450, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$637.20Fort Hamilton Hospital
Median$769.20half pay less
Highest$1,063.86in this market
Difference1.7×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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

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Lowest $637.20Highest $1,063.86

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Fort Hamilton Hospital lowest Hamilton, OH Hc Ct Head/Orbit Wo Contrast $637.20 $1,593.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Ct Head Wo Contrast $637.20 $1,593.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Ct Hyperacute Head Wo/Con Stroke $637.20 $1,593.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Ct Head/Orbit Wo Contrast $637.20 $1,593.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Ct Head Wo Contrast $637.20 $1,593.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Ct Hyperacute Head Wo/Con Stroke $637.20 $1,593.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Ct Head/Orbit Wo Contrast $637.20 $1,593.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Ct Head Wo Contrast $637.20 $1,593.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Ct Hyperacute Head Wo/Con Stroke $637.20 $1,593.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Ct Head W/O Contrast $769.20 $1,282.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Ct Head W/O Contrast $769.20 $1,282.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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Jewish Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC CT Brain W/O Contrast $801.00 $1,335.00 40%
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Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC CT Brain W/O Contrast $801.00 $1,335.00 40%
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Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital LLC Fairfield, OH HC CT Brain W/O Contrast $801.00 $1,335.00 40%
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Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC Batavia, OH HC CT Brain W/O Contrast $801.00 $1,335.00 40%
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Mercy Health West Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC CT Brain W/O Contrast $801.00 $1,335.00 40%
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Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC Mason, OH HC CT Brain W/O Contrast $801.00 $1,335.00 40%
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Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Ir Head Ct W/O Contrast $1,063.86 $2,086.00 49%
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Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Ct Head Wo Contrast $1,063.86 $2,086.00 49%
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Inpatient: lowest $637.20, median $769.20, highest $1,063.86 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $637.20 — 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.

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