CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $1,197.00 to $2,734.00, with a median of $2,682.40. The lowest listed price is at Hayward Sisters Hospital.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 11 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 Feb 23, 2026 and Jul 22, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward Sisters Hospital lowest Hayward, CA CT HEAD/ BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,197.00 | $3,990.00 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA CT Head WO Contrast | $1,568.80 | $3,922.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,682.40 | $4,790.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,682.40 | $4,790.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,682.40 | $4,790.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,682.40 | $4,790.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,682.40 | $4,790.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,682.40 | $4,790.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,682.40 | $4,790.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,682.40 | $4,790.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,682.40 | $4,790.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Chinese Hospital Association San Francisco, CA CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,734.00 | $2,734.00 | — | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,197.00, median $2,682.40, highest $2,734.00 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $2,682.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.