Scans and imaging CPT 70470 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head CT without and with contrast cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient

In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,277.64 to $5,051.00, with a median of $4,035.36. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $2,757.72 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,041.88 at 100 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 70470, 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$1,277.64Methodist Hospital Levelland
Median$4,035.36half pay less
Highest$5,051.00in this market
Difference4.0×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 $1,277.64Highest $5,051.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $1,277.64 $3,042.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $1,365.00 $3,250.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $4,035.36 $9,608.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $4,035.36 $9,608.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $4,035.36 $9,608.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Ct Scan Head Combo - Ct Head W Wo Contrast $5,051.00 $5,051.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,277.64, median $4,035.36, highest $5,051.00 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,321.32 — 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.