Head CT with contrast cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 43 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the head with contrast: from $177.41 to $1,934.82, with a median of $559.65. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Chattanooga). The highest price is 10.9× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$177.41Erlanger Health
Median$559.65half pay less
Highest$1,934.82in Tennessee
Lowest saves$382.24vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $177.41 | $336.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST | $307.11 | $1,059.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST | $307.11 | $1,059.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST | $307.11 | $1,059.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN CT HEAD W CON | $348.60 | $1,245.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONT | $361.05 | $1,245.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONT | $373.50 | $1,245.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONT | $373.50 | $1,245.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONT | $398.40 | $1,245.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONT | $410.85 | $1,245.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONT | $410.85 | $1,245.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONT | $410.85 | $1,245.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONT | $410.85 | $1,245.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Head,CT,W/Contrast | $485.23 | $1,679.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC CT HEAD W CON | $549.24 | $2,388.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC CT HEAD W CON | $549.24 | $2,388.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CT HEAD W CON | $559.65 | $3,731.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC CT HEAD W CON | $559.65 | $3,731.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC CT HEAD W CON | $559.65 | $3,731.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CT HEAD W CON | $559.65 | $3,731.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CT HEAD W CON | $559.65 | $3,731.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CT HEAD W CON | $559.65 | $3,731.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC CT HEAD W CON | $559.65 | $3,731.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC CT HEAD W CON | $559.65 | $3,731.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CT SCAN HEAD CONTRAST | $571.86 | $1,059.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $679.56 | $3,236.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $679.56 | $3,236.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $679.56 | $3,236.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $738.60 | $3,693.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CT HEAD-W | $746.03 | $2,486.75 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CT BRAINLAB WITH | $746.24 | $2,487.45 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $808.68 | $3,516.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONT | $839.87 | $2,799.55 | — source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONT | $881.88 | $2,939.60 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN CT HEAD/BRAIN W/CONT | $881.88 | $2,939.60 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC CT Scan Head Contrast - CT Head W Contrast | $975.04 | $4,432.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC CT Scan Head Contrast - CT Head W Contrast | $975.04 | $4,432.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC CT Scan Head Contrast - CT Head W Contrast | $975.04 | $4,432.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC CT Scan Head Contrast - CT Head W Contrast | $975.04 | $4,432.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC CT Scan Head Contrast - CT Head W Contrast | $1,023.44 | $4,652.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,067.28 | $4,447.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY CT-HEAD W | $1,420.83 | $7,323.84 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Computed tomography, head or brain; with contrast material(s) | $1,934.82 | $6,603.48 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $679.56 | $975.04 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $373.50 | $410.85 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $559.65 | $559.65 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $307.11 | $658.94 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $559.65 | $559.65 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $177.41 | $177.41 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $1,420.83 | $1,420.83 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $881.88 | $881.88 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $398.40 | $398.40 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $559.65 | $559.65 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $808.68 | $808.68 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $549.24 | $549.24 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $839.87 | $839.87 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $373.50 | $373.50 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $485.23 | $485.23 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $1,934.82 | $1,934.82 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $881.88 | $881.88 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $549.24 | $549.24 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $361.05 | $361.05 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $307.11 | $307.11 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $348.60 | $348.60 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $307.11 | $307.11 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $738.60 | $738.60 |
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
- Alabama$2,721.25
- Alaska$2,322.84
- Arizona$610.94
- Arkansas$1,030.53
- California$2,704.00
- Colorado$1,153.60
- Connecticut$929.78
- Delaware$2,213.35
- Florida$2,598.06
- Georgia$1,587.69
- Hawaii$1,273.20
- Idaho$1,093.00
- Illinois$1,544.40
- Indiana$860.64
- Iowa$1,236.60
- Kansas$1,592.50
- Kentucky$3,682.09
- Louisiana$705.92
- Maine$1,013.35
- Maryland$166.15
- Massachusetts$1,339.80
- Michigan$1,227.00
- Minnesota$1,297.68
- Mississippi$753.71
- Missouri$1,435.79
- Montana$1,293.39
- Nebraska$1,208.42
- Nevada$583.80
- New Hampshire$1,201.48
- New Jersey$237.54
- New Mexico$1,851.16
- New York$795.04
- North Carolina$1,520.45
- North Dakota$1,239.96
- Ohio$950.95
- Oklahoma$1,210.30
- Oregon$1,257.63
- Pennsylvania$1,294.80
- Puerto Rico$300.00
- Rhode Island$923.00
- South Carolina$1,680.50
- South Dakota$2,447.20
- Texas$1,681.39
- Utah$1,434.00
- Vermont$1,962.80
- Virginia$1,456.00
- Washington$1,233.44
- West Virginia$1,081.50
- Wisconsin$1,042.38
- Wyoming$1,144.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.