Scans and imaging CPT 70450 Outpatient

CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Lubbock, TX

In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $140.00 to $3,232.00, with a median of $192.50. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$140.00Covenant Medical Center
Median$192.50half pay less
Highest$3,232.00in this market
Difference23.1×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 Lubbock, TX.

median
Lowest $140.00Highest $3,232.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $140.00 $994.00 86% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $140.00 $994.00 86% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $140.00 $5,765.00 98% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $140.00 $5,765.00 98% Apr 1, 2026
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Lubbock Heritage Hospital LLC Lubbock, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $245.00 $2,037.00 88% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $747.60 $1,780.00 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care LLC Lubbock, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $2,421.30 $5,765.00 58% Apr 1, 2026
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University Medical Center Lubbock, TX Hc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl - Ct Head Wo Contrast $3,232.00 $3,232.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $140.00, median $192.50, highest $3,232.00 — a 23.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $496.30. 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.