Head CT with contrast cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head with contrast: from $798.20 to $3,020.25, with a median of $1,978.88. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center — $1,180.68 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $950.95 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 70460, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $164.49–$491.62 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,496.25 | $1,995.00 | $179.20–$1,898.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB CT-HEAD/BRAIN W/CM | $2,461.50 | $3,282.00 | $1,115.88–$3,245.90 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Fairlawn, OH CT scan head or brain with contrast | $3,020.25 | $4,027.00 | $166.26–$9,545.94 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $798.20, median $1,978.88, highest $3,020.25 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,147.23. 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 3 of 4 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
This head CT uses contrast dye through a vein to show blood vessels, tumors and infections of the brain better.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan and the contrast dye. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70460 ($1,295.90). 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.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHCHG CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST | $0.60 | file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHCHG CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $120.00 | file |