Head CT scan cost in Rice Lake, WI
In Rice Lake, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $969.00 to $1,699.15, with a median of $1,334.08. The lowest listed price is at Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake — $365.08 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $1,288.30 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 Feb 20, 2026 and Feb 20, 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 Rice Lake, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake lowest Rice Lake, WI · (715) 234-1515 CT HEAD OR BRAIN WO CNTRST-TECH | $969.00 | $1,020.00 | $510.00–$1,837.00 | 5% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland, WI · (715) 822-7200 CT HEAD OR BRAIN W/O CONTRAST,TC | $1,699.15 | $1,699.15 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $969.00, median $1,334.08, highest $1,699.15 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,334.08. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.