Scans and imaging CPT 70470 New Mexico Outpatient

Head CT without and with contrast cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the head without and with contrast: from $2,046.80 to $2,391.06, with a median of $2,218.93. The lowest price is at Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems (Taos). The highest price is 1.2× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 70470. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$2,046.80Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems
Median$2,218.93half pay less
Highest$2,391.06in New Mexico
Lowest saves$172.13vs 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/WO CONTRAST $2,046.80 $2,558.50 Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $2,391.06 $5,693.00 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 $2,391.06 $2,391.06
Taos, NM 1 $2,046.80 $2,046.80

What it is

This head CT takes images first without contrast dye and then with it, to compare the two.

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 without and with contrast in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.