Head CT scan cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 10 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $151.01 to $793.90, with a median of $509.84. The lowest listed price is at Geneva General Hospital — $358.83 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $828.29 at 107 hospitals.
- The median here, $509.84, is 58% below the US median of $1,201.00.
- That is 4.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Rochester, NY ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in New York by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 70450, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 12, 2024 and Aug 27, 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva General Hospital lowest Geneva, NY · (315) 787-4175 CT BRAIN UNENHANCED File of Aug 27, 2026 · source file | $151.01 | $377.52 | $120.06–$320.89 | 60% |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 HB CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast Material File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $158.00 | — | — | — |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast Material File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $304.00 | — | — | — |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC CT HEAD_BRAIN WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $489.02 | $611.28 | — | 20% |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC CT HEAD_BRAIN WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $499.36 | $768.24 | — | 35% |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC CT HEAD_BRAIN WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $520.31 | $800.48 | — | 35% |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC CT HEAD_BRAIN WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $520.31 | $800.48 | — | 35% |
| Orleans Community Health Medina, NY · (585) 798-8111 CT HEAD WO CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Dec 12, 2024 · source file | $562.00 | $1,405.00 | $562.00–$1,405.00 | 60% |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 HB CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast Material File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $793.90 | — | $106.21–$392.74 | — |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast Material File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $793.90 | — | $113.76–$479.70 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $151.01, median $509.84, highest $793.90 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $509.84. 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 2 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.