Head CT with contrast cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head with contrast as an inpatient: from $130.91 to $141.80, with a median of $130.91. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center El Paso and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $1,681.39 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 70460, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NE HEAD/BRAIN W CONT | $130.91 | $654.57 | $124.37–$909.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX NE HEAD/BRAIN W CONT | $130.91 | $654.57 | $124.37–$909.00 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 HEAD/BRAIN W CONT | $141.80 | $709.00 | $130.93–$772.28 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ES HEAD/BRAIN W CONT | $153.49 | $767.47 | $126.03–$909.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ES HEAD/BRAIN W CONT | $153.49 | $767.47 | $126.03–$909.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX REN HEAD/BRAIN W CONT | $153.49 | $767.47 | $126.03–$909.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 REN HEAD/BRAIN W CONT | $153.49 | $767.47 | $126.03–$909.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WS HEAD/BRAIN W CONT | $164.24 | $821.19 | $126.03–$909.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX WS HEAD/BRAIN W CONT | $164.24 | $821.19 | $126.03–$909.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CT HEAD W/CONTRAST | $587.92 | $2,939.61 | $126.03–$1,616.79 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CT HEAD W/CONTRAST | $587.92 | $2,939.61 | $126.03–$1,616.79 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $130.91, median $130.91, highest $141.80 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $130.91 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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 ($1,294.80). 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.
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH HEAD/BRAIN W CONT | $114.80 | file |