Scans and imaging CPT 70450 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in St. Marys, PA — inpatient

In St. Marys, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,287.00 to $1,287.00, with a median of $1,287.00.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70450, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,287.00Penn Highlands Elk
Median$1,287.00half pay less
Highest$1,287.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 St. Marys, PA.

median
Lowest $1,287.00Highest $1,287.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Penn Highlands Elk lowest Saint Marys, PA CT Head or Brain w/o Contrast $1,287.00 $1,287.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys, PA CT Brain wo Contrast w Stealth Protocol $1,287.00 $1,287.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,287.00, median $1,287.00, highest $1,287.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,287.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.