Scans and imaging CPT 70460 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head CT with contrast cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient

In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,108.38 to $4,266.00, with a median of $3,228.54. The lowest listed price is at Lubbock Heritage Hospital — $2,120.16 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,681.39 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,108.38Lubbock Heritage Hospital
Median$3,228.54half pay less
Highest$4,266.00in this market
Difference3.8×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 Lubbock, TX.

median
Lowest $1,108.38Highest $4,266.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lubbock Heritage Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W CONTRAST $1,108.38 $2,639.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W CONTRAST $1,224.72 $2,916.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W CONTRAST $3,228.54 $7,687.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W CONTRAST $3,228.54 $7,687.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W CONTRAST $3,228.54 $7,687.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Ct Scan Head Contrast - Ct Head W Contrast $4,266.00 $4,266.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,108.38, median $3,228.54, highest $4,266.00 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,166.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.