Scans and imaging CPT 70450 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — inpatient

In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $167.00 to $1,625.60, with a median of $1,013.90. The lowest listed price is at Seattle Children's Hospital.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 cities for code 70450, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$167.00Seattle Children's Hospital
Median$1,013.90half pay less
Highest$1,625.60in this market
Difference9.7×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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

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Lowest $167.00Highest $1,625.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Seattle Children's Hospital lowest Seattle, WA CT Scan Head W/O Contrast $167.00 $167.00
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $304.32 $634.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $304.32 $634.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $304.32 $634.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA Hc Ct Head Or Brain Wo Con $585.50 $1,171.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA X-R CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST $678.81 $1,331.00 49%
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $787.80 $1,515.00 48% Apr 1, 2026
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Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA HC CT BRAIN WO CONTRAST $1,240.00 $1,550.00 20%
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Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $1,326.01 $4,600.33 71% Feb 28, 2026
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Franciscan Health System Gig Harbor, WA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $1,399.19 $4,600.33 70% Feb 28, 2026
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Highline Medical Center Burien, WA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $1,404.74 $4,600.33 69% Feb 28, 2026
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St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $1,443.69 $4,600.33 69% Feb 28, 2026
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Franciscan Health System Tacoma, WA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $1,523.62 $4,600.33 67% Feb 28, 2026
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Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST $1,625.60 $4,600.33 65% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $167.00, median $1,013.90, highest $1,625.60 — a 9.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $787.80 — 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.