CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Erie, PA
In Erie, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $1,264.44 to $3,127.20, with a median of $2,195.82. The lowest listed price is at Saint Vincent Health Center.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Erie, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent Health Center lowest Erie, PA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CNTRST | $1,264.44 | $1,542.00 | 18% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $3,127.20 | $5,212.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,264.44, median $2,195.82, highest $3,127.20 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,195.82. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie, PACHG CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $20.34 | file |