Head CT with contrast cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head with contrast: from $224.10 to $1,668.60, with a median of $946.35. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $722.25 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $950.95 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Ct Headbrain Wdye | $224.10 | $249.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Ct Head Or Brain With Contrast | $1,620.00 | $1,800.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Ct Head Or Brain W/ Contrast | $1,620.00 | $1,800.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC CT Brain W/ Contrast | $1,668.60 | $2,781.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $224.10, median $946.35, highest $1,668.60 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $946.35. 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
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.