Head CT scan cost in North Port, FL
In North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $14,781.71 to $18,013.14, with a median of $15,303.81. The lowest listed price is at HCA Florida Englewood Hospital — $522.10 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $3,340.40 at 149 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities 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 Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital lowest Venice, FL Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | $14,781.71 | $14,781.71 | $245.18–$1,975.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital lowest Venice, FL CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT | $14,781.71 | $14,781.71 | $694.74–$13,599.17 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital lowest Venice, FL Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material UNSCHEDULED | $14,781.71 | $14,781.71 | $2,074.16–$2,117.83 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT | $15,303.81 | $15,303.81 | $719.28–$14,079.51 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | $15,303.81 | $15,303.81 | $1,478.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material UNSCHEDULED | $15,303.81 | $15,303.81 | $2,074.16–$2,117.83 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material UNSCHEDULED | $18,013.14 | $18,013.14 | $2,074.16–$2,117.83 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT | $18,013.14 | $18,013.14 | $846.62–$16,572.09 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | $18,013.14 | $18,013.14 | $245.18–$1,975.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $14,781.71, median $15,303.81, highest $18,013.14 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 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.