Scans and imaging CPT 70460 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head CT with contrast cost in Union, MS — inpatient

In Union, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the head with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,134.60 to $1,134.60, with a median of $1,134.60. Across Mississippi, the median is $934.32 at 54 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70460, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,134.60Ochsner Laird Hospital

Median$1,134.60half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,134.60in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS · (601) 774-8214 HC CT HEAD W/CONTRAST source file	$1,134.60	$1,860.00	—	39%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $1,134.60, median $1,134.60, highest $1,134.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,134.60 — 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.