Head CT scan cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 37 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $606.50 to $5,093.00, with a median of $1,289.00. The lowest listed price is at Warm Springs Medical Center — $682.50 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $1,200.75 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 37 facilities across 25 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 Mar 30, 2026 and Jul 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warm Springs Medical Center lowest Warm Springs, GA · (706) 655-9351 CT HEAD WO | $606.50 | $1,213.00 | $477.00–$970.00 | 50% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 CT SCAN HEAD OR BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $902.80 | $2,257.00 | $104.35–$114.78 | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 CT SCAN HEAD OR BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $902.80 | $2,257.00 | $104.35–$125.22 | 60% | — source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 CT SCAN HEAD OR BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $902.80 | $2,257.00 | $104.35–$114.78 | 60% | — source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC CT Head/Brain WO Cntrst | $1,082.77 | $3,609.24 | $261.88–$3,248.32 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC CT Head/Brain WO Cntrst | $1,082.77 | $3,609.24 | $261.88–$3,067.85 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC CT Head/Brain WO Cntrst | $1,082.77 | $3,609.24 | $261.88–$3,248.32 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC CT Head/Brain WO Cntrst | $1,082.77 | $3,609.24 | $261.88–$2,706.93 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC CT Head/Brain WO Cntrst | $1,082.77 | $3,609.24 | $261.88–$3,067.85 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC CT Head/Brain WO Cntrst | $1,082.77 | $3,609.24 | $261.88–$3,067.85 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC CT Head/Brain WO Cntrst | $1,082.77 | $3,609.24 | $261.88–$3,067.85 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC CT Head/Brain WO Cntrst | $1,082.77 | $3,609.24 | $261.88–$3,356.59 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC CT Head/Brain WO Cntrst | $1,082.77 | $3,609.24 | $261.88–$3,067.85 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl - Ct Head Wo Contrast | $1,289.00 | $1,289.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl - Ct Head Wo Contrast | $1,289.00 | $1,289.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl - Ct Head Wo Contrast | $1,289.00 | $1,289.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl - Ct Head Wo Contrast | $1,289.00 | $1,289.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl - Ct Head Wo Contrast | $1,289.00 | $1,289.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl - Ct Head Wo Contrast | $1,289.00 | $1,289.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl - Ct Head Wo Contrast | $1,289.00 | $1,289.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl - Ct Head Wo Contrast | $1,289.00 | $1,289.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Ct Head Or Brain W/O Contrast | $1,418.82 | $3,638.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GA Hc Ct Head Or Brain W/O Contrast | $1,418.82 | $3,638.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Ct Head Or Brain W/O Contrast | $1,418.82 | $3,638.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Ct Head Or Brain W/O Contrast | $1,418.82 | $3,638.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Ct Head Or Brain W/O Contrast | $1,418.82 | $3,638.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Ct Head Or Brain W/O Contrast | $1,418.82 | $3,638.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Ct Head Or Brain W/O Contrast | $1,418.82 | $3,638.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Ct Head Or Brain W/O Contrast | $1,418.82 | $3,638.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Ct Head Or Brain W/O Contrast | $1,418.82 | $3,638.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC CT Head/Brain WO Cntrst | $1,680.48 | $5,601.60 | $261.88–$5,041.44 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta, GA HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CNTRST | $1,770.50 | $3,541.00 | $1,062.30–$3,186.90 | 50% | — source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 CT SCAN HEAD OR BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,805.60 | $4,514.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA CT Scan Head or Brain W/O Contrast | $2,512.00 | $2,512.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA CT Scan Head or Brain W/O Contrast | $2,512.00 | $2,512.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 CT Scan Head or Brain W/O Contrast | $2,512.00 | $2,512.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA Head Brain CT W O Dye Ect | $5,093.00 | $5,093.00 | $1,172.30–$3,467.82 | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA CT Scan Head or Brain W/O Contrast | $5,728.00 | $5,728.00 | $1,318.34–$3,900.20 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $606.50, median $1,289.00, highest $5,093.00 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $1,289.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 16 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70450 ($1,197.15). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Southern Regional Medical Center Southwest Riverdale, GAHc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl | $104.00 | file |