Head CT without and with contrast cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $765.53 to $2,039.63, with a median of $1,562.73. The lowest listed price is at Elliot Hospital — $797.20 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $1,418.15 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 70470, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Hospital lowest Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Ct Head Wo&W Contrast | $765.53 | $2,069.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC CT BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $1,562.73 | $4,007.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 CT HEAD W AND W/O CONTRAST | $2,039.63 | $3,399.38 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $765.53, median $1,562.73, highest $2,039.63 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,562.73 — 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.