Head CT without and with contrast cost in Grand Forks, ND — inpatient
In Grand Forks, ND-MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,184.00 to $1,580.51, with a median of $1,382.26. The lowest listed price is at Northwood Deaconess Health Center — $198.26 less than the median here. Across North Dakota, the median is $1,472.00 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 70470, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 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 Grand Forks, ND-MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center lowest Northwood, ND · (701) 587-6060 HC CT BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $1,184.00 | $1,480.00 | $1,480.00–$1,184.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 HC CT BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $1,580.51 | $2,591.00 | — | 39% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 CHG CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,831.83 | $3,003.00 | — | 39% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,184.00, median $1,382.26, highest $1,580.51 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,585.05 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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 takes images first without contrast dye and then with it, to compare the two.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan and the contrast dye. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.