Scans and imaging CPT 70470 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head CT without and with contrast cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient

In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $722.61 to $1,481.20, with a median of $1,356.60. The lowest listed price is at Providence Holy Family Hospital — $633.99 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $1,422.85 at 31 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 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.

Lowest$722.61Providence Holy Family Hospital
Median$1,356.60half pay less
Highest$1,481.20in this market
Difference2.0×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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.

median
Lowest $722.61Highest $2,461.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Holy Family Hospital lowest Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $722.61 $1,032.30 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $1,356.60 $1,938.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $1,481.20 $2,116.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $1,686.30 $2,409.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $2,461.20 $3,516.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $722.61, median $1,356.60, highest $1,481.20 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,418.90 — 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.