CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $277.00 to $2,937.00, with a median of $1,084.10. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 10 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 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA CT SCAN HEAD OR BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $277.00 | $554.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O DYE | $310.00 | $620.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA CT HEAD/STROKE W/O CONTRAST | $513.60 | $856.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $632.40 | $1,054.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA CT HEAD W/O CONT | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA CT HEAD STROKE WO CONTRAST | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA CT HEAD WO/CONTRAST | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA CT BRAIN W/O STROKE PROTOCOL | $896.03 | $1,280.05 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA CT BRAIN W/O CONTRA | $896.03 | $1,280.05 | 30% | — source file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CNTRST | $1,084.10 | $1,465.00 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CNTRST | $1,186.65 | $1,465.00 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,740.00 | $2,900.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,795.80 | $2,993.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,810.20 | $3,017.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,863.00 | $3,105.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,950.00 | $3,250.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $2,020.20 | $3,367.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $2,903.40 | $4,839.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $2,937.00 | $4,895.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $277.00, median $1,084.10, highest $2,937.00 — a 10.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $1,186.65. 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.
2 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PACHG CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $21.47 | file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PACHG CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $29.38 | file |