Head CT without and with contrast cost in Lakeland, FL
In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head without and with contrast: from $2,031.60 to $8,741.72, with a median of $7,450.72. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $5,419.12 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $3,147.30 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 70470, 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Ct Scan Head Combo - Ct Head W Wo Contrast | $2,031.60 | $5,079.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC CT SCAN HEAD COMBO | $7,450.72 | $7,450.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL · (863) 676-1433 HC CT SCAN HEAD COMBO | $8,741.72 | $8,741.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,031.60, median $7,450.72, highest $8,741.72 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $7,450.72. 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 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.