Scans and imaging CPT 70460 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head CT with contrast cost in Cleveland, OH — inpatient

In Cleveland, OH, 23 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head with contrast as an inpatient: from $561.75 to $2,536.80, with a median of $1,467.75. The lowest listed price is at Metrohealth System — $906.00 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $950.95 at 98 hospitals.

Cash prices at 23 facilities across 19 cities for code 70460, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 2026.

Lowest$561.75Metrohealth System
Median$1,467.75half pay less
Highest$2,536.80in this market
Difference4.5×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 Cleveland, OH.

median
Lowest $561.75Highest $2,536.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Metrohealth System lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc Ct Head W/Contrast $561.75 $1,605.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL $798.20 $1,228.00 $347.28–$1,228.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL $798.20 $1,228.00 $347.28–$1,228.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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South Pointe Hospital Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL $798.20 $1,228.00 $347.28–$1,228.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL $798.20 $1,228.00 $347.28–$1,228.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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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
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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL $798.20 $1,228.00 $341.38–$1,228.00 35% Jun 16, 2026
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UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST $1,467.75 $1,957.00 $757.36–$1,761.30 25% Jul 14, 2026
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UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST $1,467.75 $1,957.00 $978.50–$1,761.30 25% Jul 14, 2026
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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 $600.00–$1,795.50 25% Jul 14, 2026
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UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST $1,496.25 $1,995.00 $772.07–$1,795.50 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST $1,496.25 $1,995.00 $900.00–$1,795.50 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST $1,496.25 $1,995.00 $600.00–$1,795.50 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST $1,496.25 $1,995.00 $900.00–$1,795.50 25% Jul 14, 2026
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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 $900.00–$1,795.50 25% Jul 14, 2026
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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 $600.00–$1,795.50 25% Jul 14, 2026
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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 $600.00–$2,001.39 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST - CT HEAD W CONTRAST $1,619.25 $2,159.00 $600.00–$2,135.25 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC CT Brain W/ Contrast $1,954.80 $3,258.00 — 40% —
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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
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Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain, OH · (440) 960-4000 HC CT Brain W/ Contrast $2,536.80 $4,228.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $561.75, median $1,467.75, highest $2,536.80 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $1,180.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 19 of 19 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