Head CT scan cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 78 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $392.00 to $7,025.07, with a median of $1,106.13. The lowest price is at The Medical Center at Bowling Green (Bowling Green). The highest price is 17.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,106.13, is 8% below the US median of $1,200.00.
- That is 10.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Kentucky ranks 25th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 78 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 70450. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$392.00The Medical Center at Bowling Green
Median$1,106.13half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,025.07in Kentucky
Lowest saves$714.13vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green lowest Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY C/T-HEAD W/O CONT | $392.00 | $2,021.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $411.12 | $1,142.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $423.30 | $1,411.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $423.36 | $1,764.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CON | $427.00 | $427.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $496.42 | $3,818.54 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $513.90 | $1,142.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC CT Brain | $530.53 | $1,095.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $595.17 | $915.65 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O DYE | $601.50 | $1,203.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $612.00 | $1,360.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $652.80 | $3,264.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $652.80 | $3,264.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $652.80 | $3,264.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $652.80 | $3,264.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $652.80 | $3,264.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $652.80 | $3,264.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY CT BRAIN W/O CONT | $690.40 | $863.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $697.39 | $2,249.64 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC CT Brain W/O Contrast | $726.60 | $1,211.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $803.70 | $2,115.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC CT Brain | $882.68 | $2,337.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL CT Head w/o Contrast | $900.00 | $1,500.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC CT Brain | $901.11 | $2,146.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Ct Scan,Head/Brain,W/O Contrast Matl - Ct Head Wo Contrast | $906.05 | $2,265.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY CT scan head or brain without contrast | $907.00 | $1,814.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $936.71 | $1,993.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC CT BRAIN | $951.54 | $2,146.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC CT Brain | $960.06 | $2,736.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Jessamine Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC CT Brain | $978.39 | $1,824.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC CT Brain | $1,006.89 | $2,386.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY C/T-HEAD W/O CONT | $1,015.80 | $1,693.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY C/T-HEAD W/O CONT | $1,015.80 | $1,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY C/T-HEAD W/O CONT | $1,015.80 | $1,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY CT scan head or brain without contrast | $1,016.60 | $1,564.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC CT Brain | $1,019.14 | $2,146.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY CT HEAD OR BRAIN W-O CONTRAST | $1,025.25 | $1,367.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC CT Brain W/O Contrast | $1,083.00 | $1,805.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY CT SCAN HEAD OR BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,085.00 | $1,550.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY CT scan head or brain without contrast | $1,127.25 | $1,503.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG CT HEAD W/O | $1,148.88 | $2,872.18 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY CT HEAD W/O | $1,158.60 | $1,931.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | $1,198.31 | $2,995.78 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,372.20 | $2,287.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | $1,410.27 | $3,525.68 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | $1,429.94 | $3,574.85 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,440.60 | $2,401.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,440.60 | $2,401.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | $1,444.43 | $3,611.07 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,453.20 | $2,422.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,537.20 | $2,562.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,561.80 | $2,603.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY CT scan head or brain without contrast | $1,581.56 | $2,081.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH CT scan head or brain without contrast | $1,585.36 | $2,642.27 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | $1,650.75 | $4,126.88 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,687.20 | $2,812.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,692.60 | $2,821.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,692.60 | $2,821.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,692.60 | $2,821.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | $1,728.42 | $4,321.06 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,806.60 | $3,011.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,806.60 | $3,011.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY CT scan head or brain without contrast | $1,898.82 | $1,898.82 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY CT scan head or brain without contrast | $1,976.00 | $3,040.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | $2,116.00 | $5,290.01 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | $2,140.12 | $5,350.31 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY C/T-HEAD W/O CONT | $2,381.95 | $3,969.92 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,842.00 | $3,789.33 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,842.00 | $3,789.33 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,842.00 | $3,789.33 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,842.00 | $3,789.33 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,842.00 | $3,789.33 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,842.00 | $3,789.33 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,842.00 | $3,789.33 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT | $2,977.88 | $2,977.88 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY CT scan head or brain without contrast | $3,100.30 | $5,167.17 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC CT SCAN,HEAD/BRAIN,W/O CONTRAST MATL | $4,678.49 | $4,678.49 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT | $7,025.07 | $7,025.07 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $411.12 | $652.80 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $901.11 | $1,214.70 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $960.06 | $2,324.30 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $1,440.60 | $1,563.90 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $530.53 | $1,154.08 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $392.00 | $1,015.80 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $900.00 | $1,083.00 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $1,148.88 | $1,367.12 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $1,453.20 | $1,676.01 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $1,015.80 | $1,015.80 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $1,025.25 | $1,025.25 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $1,158.60 | $1,158.60 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $1,016.60 | $1,016.60 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $1,085.00 | $1,085.00 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $427.00 | $427.00 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $697.39 | $697.39 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $2,842.00 | $2,842.00 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $1,198.31 | $1,198.31 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $2,977.88 | $2,977.88 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $907.00 | $907.00 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $1,692.60 | $1,692.60 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $601.50 | $601.50 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $1,806.60 | $1,806.60 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $1,561.80 | $1,561.80 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $1,015.80 | $1,015.80 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $423.30 | $423.30 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $3,100.30 | $3,100.30 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $2,140.12 | $2,140.12 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $690.40 | $690.40 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $652.80 | $652.80 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $1,429.94 | $1,429.94 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $595.17 | $595.17 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $1,127.25 | $1,127.25 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $936.71 | $936.71 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $496.42 | $496.42 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $2,116.00 | $2,116.00 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $882.68 | $882.68 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $1,976.00 | $1,976.00 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $1,692.60 | $1,692.60 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $2,381.95 | $2,381.95 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $1,372.20 | $1,372.20 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $1,537.20 | $1,537.20 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What head CT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Head CT scan explained.
CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$1,093.54
- Alaska$2,167.37
- Arizona$919.34
- Arkansas$655.57
- California$2,288.00
- Colorado$1,386.94
- Connecticut$827.00
- Delaware$1,490.62
- District of Columbia$1,382.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,054.35
- Georgia$1,177.20
- Hawaii$1,283.60
- Idaho$993.75
- Illinois$1,821.28
- Indiana$765.18
- Iowa$1,367.83
- Kansas$1,025.82
- Louisiana$655.76
- Maine$981.00
- Maryland$105.51
- Massachusetts$1,045.00
- Michigan$892.45
- Minnesota$1,258.52
- Mississippi$758.00
- Missouri$1,257.12
- Montana$1,179.75
- Nebraska$1,962.80
- Nevada$1,758.00
- New Hampshire$1,319.83
- New Jersey$414.70
- New Mexico$1,504.80
- New York$828.29
- North Carolina$1,322.00
- North Dakota$1,079.30
- Ohio$835.25
- Oklahoma$979.20
- Oregon$1,011.50
- Pennsylvania$1,082.64
- Puerto Rico$325.00
- Rhode Island$1,100.00
- South Carolina$1,367.60
- South Dakota$1,977.60
- Tennessee$713.40
- Texas$1,671.91
- Utah$3,288.83
- Vermont$1,873.00
- Virginia$1,328.00
- Washington$1,332.72
- West Virginia$709.50
- Wisconsin$1,288.30
- Wyoming$1,296.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.