Scans and imaging CPT 70450 Outpatient

CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Waterbury, CT

In Waterbury, CT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $958.85 to $1,025.20, with a median of $992.03. The lowest listed price is at UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 May 13, 2026.

Lowest$958.85UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital
Median$992.03half pay less
Highest$1,025.20in this market
Difference1.1×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 Waterbury, CT.

median
Lowest $958.85Highest $1,025.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital lowest Waterbury, CT CT Head Stroke Alert $958.85 $1,917.69 50% May 13, 2026
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UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury, CT CT Head or Brain wo Contrast $958.85 $1,917.69 50% May 13, 2026
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Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury, CT HC CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast $1,025.20 Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury, CT HC CT Head/Brain W/O Contrast $1,025.20 $1,864.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $958.85, median $992.03, highest $1,025.20 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $958.85. 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.