Scans and imaging CPT 70450 Outpatient

Head CT scan cost in Monticello, NY

In Monticello, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $265.66 to $265.66, with a median of $265.66. Across New York, the median is $657.35 at 77 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70450, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$265.66Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills
Median$265.66half pay less
Highest$265.66in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills Harris, NY · (845) 794-3300 HC CT_BRAIN WO CONTRAST $265.66 $1,436.00 — 82% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $265.66, median $265.66, highest $265.66.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $265.66. 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.