Head CT scan cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 52 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $350.00 to $3,465.00, with a median of $1,962.80. The lowest price is at Midwest Surgical Hospital (Omaha). The highest price is 9.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,962.80, is 64% above the US median of $1,200.00.
- That is 18.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Nebraska ranks 46th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 52 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$350.00Midwest Surgical Hospital
Median$1,962.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,465.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$1,612.80vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Surgical Hospital lowest Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA CT SCAN HEAD OR BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $350.00 | $836.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA CT scan head or brain without contrast | $650.00 | $1,000.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA CT scan head or brain without contrast | $650.00 | $1,000.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA CT Exam | $651.24 | $1,809.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $689.72 | $1,604.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $689.72 | $1,604.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $689.72 | $1,604.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $689.72 | $1,604.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $904.36 | $1,966.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE CT HEAD WO CNT | $917.39 | $1,499.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,076.16 | $2,242.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,291.92 | $2,307.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE CT Exam | $1,319.42 | $3,566.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA CT scan head or brain without contrast | $1,361.81 | $1,702.26 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,537.58 | $2,651.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE CT scan head or brain without contrast | $1,566.40 | $1,958.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE CT Head or Brain w/o Cont | $1,601.40 | $1,884.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE CT scan | $1,639.00 | $2,342.00 | — source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE CT scan | $1,644.00 | $2,055.00 | — source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE CT scan | $1,740.00 | $2,175.00 | — source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE CT scan head or brain without contrast | $1,768.82 | $1,965.36 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE CT scan | $1,805.00 | $2,654.00 | — source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB RADIANT-CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,833.00 | $3,055.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA CT Head w/o Contrast | $1,917.00 | $2,556.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE CT scan | $1,922.00 | $2,136.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,951.60 | $2,380.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE CT scan | $1,974.00 | $2,468.00 | — source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE CT Brain/Head w/o Contrast | $2,011.20 | $2,095.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,014.00 | $2,014.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O DYE | $2,062.40 | $2,578.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE CT scan | $2,070.00 | $2,300.00 | — source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $2,080.35 | $2,311.50 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE CT scan | $2,123.00 | $2,359.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE CT SCAN HEAD OR BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,128.00 | $2,240.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,139.98 | $2,139.98 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE CT scan | $2,164.00 | $2,278.00 | — source file |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $2,168.00 | $2,168.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE CT SCAN HEAD/BRAIN W/O CO | $2,173.50 | $2,415.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $2,204.16 | $2,688.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE CT scan | $2,244.00 | $2,244.00 | — source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE CT HEAD W/O CONT | $2,244.00 | $2,244.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,291.40 | $2,546.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $2,311.68 | $2,688.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $2,433.00 | $2,433.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,505.75 | $2,505.75 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE CT scan | $2,542.00 | $2,542.00 | — source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE CT scan | $2,550.00 | $2,550.00 | — source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,715.30 | $3,017.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE CT scan | $2,736.00 | $2,736.00 | — source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,900.00 | $2,900.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE CT scan | $3,371.00 | $3,371.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE CT Stroke Study | $3,465.00 | $3,465.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 11 | $350.00 | $689.72 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $1,922.00 | $2,011.20 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $904.36 | $1,076.16 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $2,128.00 | $2,166.08 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $1,291.92 | $1,862.46 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $1,537.58 | $1,638.79 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $2,311.68 | $2,605.84 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $2,062.40 | $2,062.40 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $1,566.40 | $1,566.40 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $1,974.00 | $1,974.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $2,244.00 | $2,244.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $2,164.00 | $2,164.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $2,244.00 | $2,244.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $2,123.00 | $2,123.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $2,715.30 | $2,715.30 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $1,639.00 | $1,639.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $2,542.00 | $2,542.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,319.42 | $1,319.42 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $2,550.00 | $2,550.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $2,291.40 | $2,291.40 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $1,768.82 | $1,768.82 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $3,371.00 | $3,371.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $2,139.98 | $2,139.98 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $2,080.35 | $2,080.35 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $1,951.60 | $1,951.60 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $917.39 | $917.39 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $2,173.50 | $2,173.50 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $1,805.00 | $1,805.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $1,644.00 | $1,644.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $1,833.00 | $1,833.00 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $2,736.00 | $2,736.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $1,601.40 | $1,601.40 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $3,465.00 | $3,465.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $2,505.75 | $2,505.75 |
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
- Kentucky$1,106.13
- 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
- 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.