Head CT with contrast cost in Cleveland, OH
In Cleveland, OH, 24 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head with contrast: from $561.75 to $2,152.50, with a median of $1,180.80. The lowest listed price is at Metrohealth System — $619.05 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $950.95 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 20 cities for code 70460, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 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 Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metrohealth System lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc Ct Head W/Contrast | $561.75 | $1,605.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lodi Community Hospital Lodi, OH · (330) 948-1222 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $347.28–$1,228.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $347.28–$1,228.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $347.28–$1,228.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $0.87–$1,294.12 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $347.28–$1,228.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| South Pointe Hospital Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $0.87–$1,294.12 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $165.03–$341.58 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid, OH CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $347.28–$1,228.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $159.40–$455.92 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $0.87–$903.92 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain, OH · (440) 960-4000 HC CT Brain W/ Contrast | $1,135.80 | $1,893.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC CT Brain W/ Contrast | $1,225.80 | $2,043.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 CT BRAIN HEAD W CONT | $1,416.00 | $1,888.00 | $70.96–$280.55 | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,467.75 | $1,957.00 | $165.94–$2,210.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,467.75 | $1,957.00 | $165.94–$1,761.30 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,496.25 | $1,995.00 | $165.94–$1,898.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,496.25 | $1,995.00 | $165.94–$1,898.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,496.25 | $1,995.00 | $165.94–$1,795.50 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,496.25 | $1,995.00 | $165.94–$1,898.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,496.25 | $1,995.00 | $165.94–$1,898.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,496.25 | $1,995.00 | $165.94–$1,795.50 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH St John Medical Center Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 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 |
| Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH · (440) 415-0151 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,619.25 | $2,159.00 | $431.80–$2,046.73 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,619.25 | $2,159.00 | $520.00–$2,159.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Ct Scan Head Contrast - Ct Head W Contrast | $2,152.50 | $2,152.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $561.75, median $1,180.80, highest $2,152.50 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $1,467.75. 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 17 of 20 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OHContrast Cat Scan Of Head. | $119.00 | file |