Head CT without and with contrast cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient
In Rochester, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $795.04 to $845.92, with a median of $822.54. The lowest listed price is at The Unity Hospital of Rochester — $27.50 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $774.02 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $795.04 | $993.80 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $799.16 | $1,229.47 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $845.92 | $1,301.42 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $845.92 | $1,301.42 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $795.04, median $822.54, highest $845.92 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $654.52 — 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.