Scans and imaging CPT 70450 Outpatient

CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 20 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $381.00 to $3,752.74, with a median of $606.00. The lowest listed price is at Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc.

Cash prices at 20 facilities across 17 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 Mar 24, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$381.00Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc
Median$606.00half pay less
Highest$3,752.74in this market
Difference9.8×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.

median
Lowest $381.00Highest $3,752.74

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc lowest Voorhees, NJ HC CT Head or Brain w/o Contrast $381.00 $3,810.00 90%
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Virtua_Willingboro_Hospital_Inc Willinboro, NJ HC CT Head or Brain w/o Contrast $381.00 $3,810.00 90%
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Virtua_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_Inc Camden, NJ HC CT Head or Brain w/o Contrast $381.00 $3,810.00 90%
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Virtua_Memorial_Hospital_Inc | Mount Holly, NJ HC CT Head or Brain w/o Contrast $381.00 $3,810.00 90%
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Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ HC CT Head or Brain w/o Contrast $381.00 $3,810.00 90%
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Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ BRAIN W/O CONT $536.26 $536.26 Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ BRAIN W/O CONT $536.26 $536.26 Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ BRAIN W/O CONT $536.26 $536.26 Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ BRAIN W/O CONT $536.26 $536.26 Mar 24, 2026
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Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Ct Head/Brain W/O Contrast $606.00 $1,515.00 60%
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA Hc Ct Head/Brain W/O Contrast $606.00 $1,515.00 60%
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA Hc Ct Head/Brain W/O Contrast $606.00 $1,515.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA Hc Ct Head/Brain W/O Contrast $606.00 $1,515.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Hc Ct Head/Brain W/O Contrast $606.00 $1,515.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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St. Francis Hospital Inc Wilmington, DE HC CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast $882.05 Mar 31, 2026
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St. Francis Hospital Inc Wilmington, DE HC CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast $882.05 $1,357.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA HC CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast $1,129.70 $1,738.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA HC CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast $1,129.70 Mar 31, 2026
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE CT Head/Brain W/O Cont $1,187.00 $1,187.00
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE CT Head/Brain W/O Cont $1,187.00 $1,187.00
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Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O DYE $1,214.30 $1,214.30
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA HC CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast $1,459.25 $2,245.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA HC CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast $1,459.25 Mar 31, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA HC CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast $1,682.85 $2,589.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA HC CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast $1,682.85 Mar 31, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia, PA CT Head/Brain WO Contrast $3,752.74 $3,752.74
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Outpatient: lowest $381.00, median $606.00, highest $3,752.74 — a 9.8× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $606.00. 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.

3 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70450 ($1,061.20). 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.

Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PAHc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl $102.00 file
Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PAHc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl $106.00 file
Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PAHc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl $106.00 file