Scans and imaging CPT 70450 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — inpatient

In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 13 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $841.64 to $1,470.00, with a median of $1,470.00. The lowest listed price is at Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc..

Cash prices at 13 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 2026.

Lowest$841.64Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc.
Median$1,470.00half pay less
Highest$1,470.00in 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.

median
Lowest $841.64Highest $1,470.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. lowest Milwaukee, WI HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST $841.64 $1,588.00 47%
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Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST $841.64 $1,588.00 47%
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Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Inc Franklin, WI HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST $841.64 $1,588.00 47%
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. Franklin, WI HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST $841.64 $1,588.00 47%
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI HBC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST $1,208.49 $2,197.25 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI HBC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST $1,208.49 $2,197.25 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Inc Milwaukee, WI CT HEAD W/O DYE $1,470.00 $2,940.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Inc Cudahy, WI CT HEAD W/O DYE $1,470.00 $2,940.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI CT HEAD W/O DYE $1,470.00 $2,940.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI CT HEAD W/O DYE $1,470.00 $2,940.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI CT HEAD W/O DYE $1,470.00 $2,940.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI CT HEAD W/O DYE $1,470.00 $2,940.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI CT HEAD W/O DYE $1,470.00 $2,940.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Inc Milwaukee, WI CT HEAD W/O DYE $1,470.00 $2,940.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $841.64, median $1,470.00, highest $1,470.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $1,030.37 — 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.