Scans and imaging CPT 73700 Outpatient

Leg CT scan cost in Santa Cruz, CA

In Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for leg CT scan without contrast (hip to foot, any part): from $7,696.77 to $7,696.77, with a median of $7,696.77. Across California, the median is $2,132.88 at 180 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73700, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 28, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026.

Lowest$7,696.77Watsonville Community Hospital

Median$7,696.77half of hospitals charge less

Highest$7,696.77in this market

Difference1.0×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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.

median

Lowest $7,696.77Highest $7,696.77

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Watsonville Community Hospital one side lowest Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 CT-LT LOWER EXT WO+1 more line at this price File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file	$7,696.77	$12,827.96	$178.35–$25,655.92	40%
Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 CT LOWER EXTREMITY W/O DYE File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file	$7,696.77	$12,827.96	$178.35–$25,655.92	40%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $7,696.77, median $7,696.77, highest $7,696.77.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $7,696.77. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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

A leg CT without contrast makes cross-section pictures of part of the leg, such as the knee, ankle or foot bones. It is used for complex fractures, planning surgery and when an X-ray is unclear.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.