Scans and imaging CPT 70460 New Mexico Outpatient

Head CT with contrast cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the head with contrast: from $1,755.20 to $1,947.12, with a median of $1,851.16. The lowest price is at Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems (Taos). The highest price is 1.1× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 70460. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$1,755.20Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems
Median$1,851.16half pay less
Highest$1,947.12in New Mexico
Lowest saves$95.96vs the median

Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems lowest Taos · Taos, NM CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST $1,755.20 $2,194.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W CONTRAST $1,947.12 $4,636.00 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Hobbs, NM 1 $1,947.12 $1,947.12
Taos, NM 1 $1,755.20 $1,755.20

What it is

This head CT uses contrast dye through a vein to show blood vessels, tumors and infections of the brain better.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the scan and the contrast dye. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.

CT scan of the head with contrast in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.