Head CT scan cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 18 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $300.00 to $11,546.43, with a median of $3,042.57. The lowest listed price is at Mish — $2,742.57 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $1,257.12 at 65 hospitals.
- The median here, $3,042.57, is 153% above the US median of $1,201.00.
- That is 28.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 12 cities for code 70450, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Oct 2, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mish lowest Lenexa, KS CT Head or Brain w/o Contrast File of Oct 2, 2026 · source file | $300.00 | $1,860.00 | $83.04–$128.20 | 84% |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 CT Exam 1 File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $449.35 | $817.00 | $128.79–$969.00 | 45% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 CT Exam 1 File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $449.35 | $817.00 | $104.71–$969.00 | 45% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 CT Head wo Contrast File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $454.72 | $1,568.00 | $93.38–$1,474.00 | 71% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 CT HEAD WO File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $724.00 | $2,598.00 | $724.84–$2,119.97 | 72% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 CT Head Brain Stroke File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $859.60 | $1,228.00 | $159.64–$1,189.93 | 30% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 CT HEAD OR BRAIN WO CONTRAST FAC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,257.12 | $2,619.00 | $62.96–$2,357.10 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 CT HEAD OR BRAIN WO CONTRAST FAC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,257.12 | $2,619.00 | $62.96–$2,357.10 | 52% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 CT BRAIN WO File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $1,931.42 | $2,759.16 | $104.71–$2,345.29 | 30% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 CT HEAD W/O CON 70450+1 more line at this price File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $3,299.10 | $4,713.00 | $551.66–$4,566.90 | 30% |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC CT SCAN,HEAD/BRAIN,W/O CONTRAST MATL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,153.72 | $4,153.72 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC CT SCAN,HEAD/BRAIN,W/O CONTRAST MATL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,153.72 | $4,153.72 | — | — |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,902.08 | $4,902.08 | $245.18–$4,902.08 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,520.51 | $6,520.51 | $847.67–$4,890.38 | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,717.75 | $6,717.75 | $129.77–$5,374.20 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $7,720.60 | $7,720.60 | $1,003.68–$6,948.54 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $9,595.57 | $9,595.57 | $1,247.42–$9,595.57 | — |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $9,716.82 | $9,716.82 | $129.77–$8,745.14 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11,546.43 | $11,546.43 | $1,501.04–$9,814.47 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $300.00, median $3,042.57, highest $11,546.43 — a 38.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $859.60. 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 8 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70450 ($1,198.80). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City, KSHc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl | $98.00 | file |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth, KSHc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl | $98.00 | file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MOHc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl | $104.00 | file |