Head CT without and with contrast cost in Springfield, MA — inpatient
In Springfield, MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $457.00 to $1,156.00, with a median of $806.50. The lowest listed price is at The Mercy Hospital — $349.50 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $1,726.84 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 70470, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Springfield, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mercy Hospital lowest Springfield, MA · (413) 748-9000 PR CT Head/Brain WO Contrast Followed by Contrast & Further Sections | $457.00 | $457.00 | $38.13–$457.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Mercy Hospital Springfield, MA · (413) 748-9000 HC CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $1,033.50 | $1,590.00 | $206.00–$1,590.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke, MA · (413) 534-2500 CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Dye | $1,156.00 | $1,156.00 | $809.20–$855.44 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $457.00, median $806.50, highest $1,156.00 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $809.53 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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.