Head CT scan cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 25 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $133.00 to $14,900.00, with a median of $2,288.00. The lowest listed price is at Chino Valley Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $2,155.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,288.00 at 215 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,288.00, is 91% above the US median of $1,201.00.
- That is 21.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Riverside, CA ranks 3rd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 25 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 20 cities for code 70450, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chino Valley Medical Center lowest Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.00 | $6,964.38 | $94.42–$6,964.38 | 98% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center lowest Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.00 | $6,964.38 | $94.42–$6,964.38 | 98% |
| Desert Valley Hospital lowest Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST - 70450 - 4570170450+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.00 | $2,947.00 | $94.42–$2,947.00 | 95% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 CT SCAN HEAD OR BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $684.87 | $3,424.36 | $127.11–$931.00 | 80% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O DYE File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $708.84 | $3,544.22 | $127.11–$931.00 | 80% |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 CT HEAD WO CONTRAST File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $1,168.00 | $2,920.00 | $1,314.00–$2,482.00 | 60% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC CT HEAD NO CONTRAST File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $1,189.80 | $2,644.00 | $134.46–$1,983.00 | 55% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,708.80 | $3,560.00 | — | 52% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 CT HEAD WO CON File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,729.42 | $5,254.00 | $116.98–$4,465.90 | 67% |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CA · (909) 335-5500 CT scan head or brain without contrast File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $1,854.96 | $7,729.00 | $111.51–$6,956.10 | 76% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC CT HEAD NO CONTRAST File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $2,034.90 | $4,522.00 | $134.46–$4,069.80 | 55% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 CT HEAD WO CON File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $2,232.29 | $5,741.00 | $134.46–$5,741.00 | 61% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 CT Brain/Head w/o Contrast File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,232.75 | $2,977.00 | — | 25% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,288.00 | $4,400.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,288.00 | $4,400.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,288.00 | $4,400.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,288.00 | $4,400.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $2,348.00 | $2,348.00 | $79.50–$2,348.00 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 CT BRAIN W/O CONTRAST File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $2,368.00 | $2,368.00 | $119.50–$2,368.00 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 CT BRAIN W/O CONTRAST File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $2,368.00 | $2,368.00 | $119.50–$2,368.00 | — |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC CT HEAD NO CONTRAST File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $2,573.55 | $5,719.00 | $134.46–$4,861.15 | 55% |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 CT scan head or brain without contrast File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $2,890.50 | $5,781.00 | $131.77–$10,622.59 | 50% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC CT SCAN,HEAD/BRAIN,W/O CONTRAST MATL - CT HEAD WO CONTRAST File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $3,202.00 | $3,202.00 | $101.27–$2,321.45 | — |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 CT scan head or brain without contrast File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $4,648.80 | $7,748.00 | $165.86–$6,198.40 | 40% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC CT Head No Contrast+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $7,854.66 | $7,854.66 | $65.83–$7,854.66 | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $14,900.00 | $14,900.00 | $770.02–$13,410.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $133.00, median $2,288.00, highest $14,900.00 — a 112.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $2,288.00. 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 13 of 23 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. 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 head CT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Head CT scan explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70450 ($1,198.80). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC CT Head W/O Contrast | $66.56 | file |