Scans and imaging CPT 70450 Outpatient

CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Pittsfield, MA

In Pittsfield, MA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $1,020.14 to $1,515.29, with a median of $1,267.72. The lowest listed price is at Fairview Hospital.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 70450, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 25, 2026 and Mar 25, 2026.

Lowest$1,020.14Fairview Hospital
Median$1,267.72half pay less
Highest$1,515.29in this market
Difference1.5×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 Pittsfield, MA.

median
Lowest $1,020.14Highest $1,515.29

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Fairview Hospital lowest Great Barrington, MA CT Head Brain w/o Contrst $1,020.14 $1,073.83 5% Mar 25, 2026
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Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield, MA CT Head Brain w/o Contrst $1,020.14 $1,073.83 5% Mar 25, 2026
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North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams, MA CT Head Brain w/o Contrst $1,020.14 $1,073.83 5% Mar 25, 2026
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Fairview Hospital Great Barrington, MA CT Head Brain w/o Contrst - Emergency Room $1,515.29 $1,595.04 5% Mar 25, 2026
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Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield, MA CT Head Brain w/o Contrst - Emergency Room $1,515.29 $1,595.04 5% Mar 25, 2026
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North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams, MA CT Head Brain w/o Contrst - Emergency Room $1,515.29 $1,595.04 5% Mar 25, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,020.14, median $1,267.72, highest $1,515.29 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,515.29. 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.