Scans and imaging CPT 70470 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head CT without and with contrast cost in Lewiston, ME — inpatient

In Lewiston-Auburn, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the head without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $978.88 to $978.88, with a median of $978.88. Across Maine, the median is $1,695.75 at 14 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70470, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$978.88St Mary's Regional Medical Center
Median$978.88half pay less
Highest$978.88in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston, ME · (207) 777-8100 HC CT BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST $978.88 $2,576.00 — 62% —
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Inpatient: lowest $978.88, median $978.88, highest $978.88.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $575.94 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.