CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — inpatient
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 10 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,120.00 to $2,278.67, with a median of $1,120.00. The lowest listed price is at Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 70450, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Apr 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital lowest Katy, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN WO CONTRA | $1,120.00 | $2,240.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN WO CONTRA | $1,120.00 | $2,240.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN WO CONTRA | $1,120.00 | $2,240.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN WO CONTRA | $1,120.00 | $2,240.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN WO CONTRA | $1,120.00 | $2,240.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN WO CONTRA | $1,120.00 | $2,240.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN WO CONTRA | $1,120.00 | $2,240.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN WO CONTRA | $1,120.00 | $2,240.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN SCAN WO CONTRA | $1,120.00 | $2,240.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC CT, BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,278.67 | $3,401.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC CT, BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,278.67 | $3,401.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC CT, BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,278.67 | $3,401.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,120.00, median $1,120.00, highest $2,278.67 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,120.00 — 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.
4 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.
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TXCT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $102.04 | file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TXCT HEAD W/O CONTRAST (MOD CT � MCARE ONLY) | $102.04 | file |
| Harris Health Houston, TXCT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $102.04 | file |
| Harris Health Houston, TXCT HEAD W/O CONTRAST (MOD CT � MCARE ONLY) | $102.04 | file |