CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $235.11 to $3,571.02, with a median of $1,649.85. The lowest listed price is at NorCal HealthConnect LLC.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC lowest Healdsburg, CA HC PR 70450 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O DYE | $235.11 | $461.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC Healdsburg, CA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $676.26 | $1,326.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC Petaluma, CA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $873.63 | $1,713.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $1,649.85 | $3,235.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $2,395.47 | $4,697.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,682.40 | $4,790.00 | 44% | — source file |
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC Petaluma, CA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $3,571.02 | $7,002.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $235.11, median $1,649.85, highest $3,571.02 — a 15.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,395.47. 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.