Head CT without and with contrast cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 22 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head without and with contrast: from $172.00 to $4,753.45, with a median of $1,094.32. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital — $922.32 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,294.80 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 18 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 Mar 24, 2026 and Sep 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Ct Scan Head Combo | $172.00 | $2,922.80 | $100.00–$2,338.24 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Ct Scan Head Combo | $179.00 | $3,508.18 | $100.00–$3,402.93 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Ct Scan Head Combo | $179.00 | $3,508.18 | $100.00–$3,402.93 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC CT Head or Brain w/ & w/o Contrast | $689.00 | $6,890.00 | $161.54–$2,152.96 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC CT Head or Brain w/ & w/o Contrast | $689.00 | $6,890.00 | $161.54–$2,152.96 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC CT Head or Brain w/ & w/o Contrast | $689.00 | $6,890.00 | $161.54–$2,152.96 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC CT Head or Brain w/ & w/o Contrast | $689.00 | $6,890.00 | $161.54–$2,152.96 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC CT Head or Brain w/ & w/o Contrast | $689.00 | $6,890.00 | $161.54–$2,152.96 | 90% | — source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Ct Head/Brain W/Wo Contrast | $999.60 | $2,499.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Ct Head/Brain W/Wo Contrast | $999.60 | $2,499.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Ct Head/Brain W/Wo Contrast | $999.60 | $2,499.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Ct Head/Brain W/Wo Contrast | $999.60 | $2,499.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Ct Head/Brain W/Wo Contrast | $999.60 | $2,499.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 BRAIN W/O & W CONT | $1,189.03 | $1,189.03 | $198.76–$873.94 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ BRAIN W/O & W CONT | $1,189.03 | $1,189.03 | $197.34–$873.94 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ BRAIN W/O & W CONT | $1,189.03 | $1,189.03 | $198.76–$873.94 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ BRAIN W/O & W CONT | $1,189.03 | $1,189.03 | $198.76–$873.94 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $1,600.95 | $2,463.00 | $182.96–$2,364.48 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $2,076.10 | $2,076.10 | $146.48–$444.34 | — | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $2,128.75 | $3,275.00 | $145.00–$3,209.50 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $2,128.75 | $3,275.00 | $135.00–$3,275.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $2,170.35 | $3,339.00 | $151.27–$3,172.05 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $2,210.23 | — | $145.00–$511.30 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 CT Head/Brain W/&W/O Cont | $2,691.00 | $2,691.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 CT Head/Brain W/&W/O Cont | $2,691.00 | $2,691.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 CT Head/Brain W+WO Contra | $4,753.45 | $4,753.45 | $135.00–$4,278.11 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $172.00, median $1,094.32, highest $4,753.45 — a 27.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $1,189.03. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.