Head CT scan cost in Wichita Falls, TX
In Wichita Falls, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $1,155.00 to $1,525.75, with a median of $1,340.38. The lowest listed price is at Clay County Memorial Hospital — $185.38 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,907.15 at 283 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 70450, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Wichita Falls, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County Memorial Hospital lowest Henrietta, TX · (940) 538-5621 CT scan | $1,155.00 | $1,650.00 | $330.00–$528.00 | 30% | — source file |
| United Regional Health Care System Wichita Falls, TX · (940) 764-7000 Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | $1,525.75 | $1,606.05 | $103.81–$1,525.75 | 5% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,155.00, median $1,340.38, highest $1,525.75 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.