Head CT without and with contrast cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head without and with contrast: from $2,741.40 to $4,264.80, with a median of $2,741.40. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $1,714.40 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC CT Brain W/WO Contrast | $2,741.40 | $4,569.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC CT Brain W/WO Contrast | $2,741.40 | $4,569.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC CT Brain W/WO Contrast | $2,741.40 | $4,569.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC CT Brain W/WO Contrast | $2,741.40 | $4,569.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC CT Brain W/WO Contrast | $4,264.80 | $14,216.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,741.40, median $2,741.40, highest $4,264.80 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,744.20. 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.