Head CT without and with contrast cost in New York
In New York, 62 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the head without and with contrast: from $165.00 to $4,525.00, with a median of $774.02. The lowest price is at Maimonides Medical Center (Brooklyn). The highest price is 27.4× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$165.00Maimonides Medical Center
Median$774.02half pay less
Highest$4,525.00in New York
Lowest saves$609.02vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center lowest Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CONTRAST CAT SCANS OF HEAD | $165.00 | $165.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY CHG CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $177.00 | $177.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $179.20 | $502.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $179.20 | $509.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $179.20 | $504.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY CHG CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $194.99 | $327.00 | — source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $206.31 | $764.44 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Ct head/brain w/o & w/dye | $208.20 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Ct head/brain w/o & w/dye | $208.20 | — | — source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W&WO DYE | $210.66 | $1,000.56 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W&WO DYE | $210.66 | $1,000.56 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W&WO DYE | $210.66 | $1,000.56 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast Material | $264.00 | — | — source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast Material | $339.00 | — | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast Material|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $365.00 | $365.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast Material | $365.00 | $365.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC CT Scan Head Combo - CT Head W WO Contrast | $386.40 | $1,932.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $412.73 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR CT Head/Brain WO Contrast Followed by Contrast & Further Sections | $462.76 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC CT Scan Head Combo - CT Head W WO Contrast | $467.67 | $2,338.35 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $480.90 | $687.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast Material | $514.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast Material | $583.90 | $583.90 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast Material | $583.90 | $583.90 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast Material | $583.90 | $583.90 | — source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC CT Scan Head Combo - CT Head W WO Contrast | $665.26 | $3,326.32 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC CT Scan Head Combo - CT Head W WO Contrast | $665.26 | $3,326.32 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC CT Scan Head Combo - CT Head W WO Contrast | $665.26 | $3,326.32 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $744.00 | $744.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $744.00 | $744.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY CT HEAD W WO CONTRAST | $753.00 | $1,255.00 | — source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $795.04 | $993.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $799.16 | $1,229.47 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $845.92 | $1,301.42 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $845.92 | $1,301.42 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $1,033.66 | $5,440.29 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $1,033.66 | $5,440.29 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $1,046.55 | $5,508.18 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $1,046.55 | $5,508.18 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $1,310.40 | $2,016.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,314.30 | $2,022.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 70470 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/CONTRAST MATERIAL_01 | $1,374.00 | $1,374.00 | — source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/WO CNTRST | $1,887.60 | $2,420.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,899.65 | $2,922.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,937.57 | $2,980.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CT Head W W/O Contrast | $1,980.00 | $2,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CT Head W W/O Contrast | $1,980.00 | $2,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CT Head W W/O Contrast | $1,980.00 | $2,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CT Head W W/O Contrast | $1,980.00 | $2,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CT Head W W/O Contrast | $1,980.00 | $2,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $2,107.25 | $3,241.93 | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC CT Head/Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $2,412.80 | $3,712.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $2,506.65 | $2,949.00 | — source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $2,782.50 | $2,782.50 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY CT Hd W/O & W/Contrast | $2,852.45 | $3,565.56 | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Ct Head W/& W/O Contrast | $2,873.06 | $2,873.06 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $3,648.00 | $3,648.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CT SCAN OF HEAD OR BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $3,660.75 | $3,660.75 | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY CT Hd W/O & W/Contrast | $3,678.64 | $4,598.30 | — source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O & W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $4,031.00 | $4,031.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CT SCAN OF HEAD OR BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $4,523.20 | $4,523.20 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CT SCAN OF HEAD OR BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $4,525.00 | $4,525.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 27 | $165.00 | $1,033.66 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $208.20 | $654.52 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $412.73 | $583.90 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $194.99 | $665.26 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $1,899.65 | $1,937.57 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $462.76 | $1,437.78 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $665.26 | $665.26 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $753.00 | $1,320.30 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $1,310.40 | $1,342.20 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $1,314.30 | $1,314.30 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $2,852.45 | $2,852.45 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $177.00 | $177.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $386.40 | $386.40 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $3,648.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $467.67 | $467.67 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $4,031.00 | $4,031.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $339.00 | $339.00 |
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
- Alabama$3,348.75
- Alaska$2,613.78
- Arizona$783.76
- Arkansas$1,208.81
- California$2,808.00
- Colorado$1,277.43
- Connecticut$1,106.33
- Delaware$2,830.45
- Florida$3,147.30
- Georgia$1,881.36
- Hawaii$1,363.80
- Idaho$1,093.00
- Illinois$2,015.90
- Indiana$1,255.77
- Iowa$1,504.20
- Kansas$1,977.30
- Kentucky$3,902.99
- Louisiana$914.20
- Maine$1,695.75
- Maryland$199.38
- Massachusetts$1,726.84
- Michigan$1,313.49
- Minnesota$1,589.34
- Mississippi$962.40
- Missouri$1,583.08
- Montana$2,049.93
- Nebraska$1,513.00
- Nevada$700.56
- New Hampshire$1,418.15
- New Jersey$237.54
- New Mexico$2,218.93
- North Carolina$1,942.40
- North Dakota$1,672.16
- Ohio$1,077.70
- Oklahoma$1,280.98
- Oregon$1,478.15
- Pennsylvania$1,294.80
- Puerto Rico$330.00
- Rhode Island$1,078.10
- South Carolina$1,282.45
- South Dakota$2,522.80
- Tennessee$635.91
- Texas$2,041.88
- Utah$1,580.73
- Vermont$2,473.80
- Virginia$1,714.40
- Washington$1,422.85
- West Virginia$1,235.50
- Wisconsin$1,346.46
- Wyoming$1,316.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.