SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in St. Louis, MO-IL

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 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 Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
Mercy Hospital Lincoln TROY, MO
CT Head/Brain WO Cont Pf
$131.95 $203.00 35%
file
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS ILLINOIS LLC GRANITE CITY, IL
CT-HEAD WO
$184.23 $307.05 40%
file
Mercy Hospital Lincoln ELSBERRY, MO
CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast Material
$213.00 $284.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
file
Mercy Hospital Lincoln ELSBERRY, MO
CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast Material
$213.00 $284.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
file
Mercy Hospital Lincoln ELSBERRY, MO
CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast Material
$213.00 $284.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
file
Mercy Hospital Lincoln ELSBERRY, MO
CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast Material
$213.00 $284.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
file
Mercy Hospitals East Communities WASHINGTON, MO
CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast Material
$213.00 $284.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
file
Mercy Hospital Lincoln ELSBERRY, MO
CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast Material
$213.00 $284.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
file
Mercy Hospital South SAINT LOUIS, MO
CT Head/Brain WO Cont
$799.50 $1,230.00 35%
file
Shriners Childrens - St Louis SAINT LOUIS, MO
CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O DYE
$1,080.30 $1,080.30
file
Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington WASHINGTON, MO
CT Head/Brain WO Cont
$1,132.30 $1,742.00 35%
file
Mercy Hospital Lincoln TROY, MO
CT Head/Brain WO Cont
$1,175.20 $1,808.00 35%
file
Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis SAINT LOUIS, MO
CT Head/Brain WO Cont
$1,415.05 $2,177.00 35%
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson FESTUS, MO
CT Head/Brain WO Cont
$1,505.40 $2,316.00 35%
file
ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL HOSPITAL SISTERS THIRD ORDER OF ST FRANCIS BREESE, IL
HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
$1,565.28 $2,174.00 28%
file
ST ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL OF THE HOSPITAL SISTERS OF THE THIRD ORDER OF ST FRANCIS O'FALLON, IL
HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
$1,578.24 $2,192.00 28%
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ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL OF THE HOSPITAL SISTERS OF THE THIRD ORDER OF ST FRANCIS HIGHLAND, IL
HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
$1,834.56 $2,548.00 28%
file
Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc GREENVILLE, IL
HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
$2,011.68 $2,794.00 28%
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Outpatient: lowest $131.95, median $939.90, highest $2,011.68 — a 15.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $213.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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