CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $1,209.25 to $4,324.00, with a median of $2,682.40. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA HC CT HEAD SCAN W/O CONTRAST | $1,209.25 | $4,837.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,682.40 | $4,790.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,682.40 | $4,790.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA CT Head WO Contrast | $3,110.80 | $7,777.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA HC CT Head WO Contrast | $4,324.00 | $8,648.00 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,209.25, median $2,682.40, highest $4,324.00 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 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.