Head CT without and with contrast cost in Ripley, WV
In Ripley, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the head without and with contrast: from $988.50 to $988.50, with a median of $988.50. Across West Virginia, the median is $1,235.50 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Association Ripley, WV · (304) 372-2731 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $988.50 | $1,977.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $988.50, median $988.50, highest $988.50.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70470 ($1,551.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Community Health Association Ripley, WVCT SCAN OF HEAD OR BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $62.00 | file |