Scans and imaging CPT 70450 Outpatient

CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Portland-South Portland, ME

In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $604.00 to $1,699.25, with a median of $938.73. The lowest listed price is at Bridgton Hospital.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Apr 29, 2026.

Lowest$604.00Bridgton Hospital
Median$938.73half pay less
Highest$1,699.25in this market
Difference2.8×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 Portland-South Portland, ME.

median
Lowest $604.00Highest $1,699.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Bridgton Hospital lowest Bridgton, ME HC CT SCAN,HEAD/BRAIN,W/O CONTRAST MATL $604.00 $1,950.31 69% Apr 29, 2026
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York Hospital York, ME W-CT HEAD W/O CON 70450 $860.40 $1,434.00 40%
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York Hospital York, ME CT HEAD W/O CON 70450 $860.40 $1,434.00 40%
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MaineHealth Portland, ME HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W/O CONTRAST $1,017.05 $1,017.05 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W/O CONTRAST $1,692.70 $1,692.70 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W/O CONTRAST $1,699.25 $1,699.25 Sep 9, 2025
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Outpatient: lowest $604.00, median $938.73, highest $1,699.25 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,017.05. 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.