Scans and imaging CPT 70470 North Dakota Outpatient

Head CT without and with contrast cost in North Dakota

In North Dakota, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the head without and with contrast: from $723.49 to $2,848.00, with a median of $1,672.16. The lowest price is at St. Alexius Medical Center (Turtle Lake). The highest price is 3.9× 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$723.49St. Alexius Medical Center
Median$1,672.16half pay less
Highest$2,848.00in North Dakota
Lowest saves$948.67vs the median

Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
St. Alexius Medical Center lowest Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake, ND HC CT HEAD W WO CONTRAST $723.49 $1,019.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HEAD W WO CONT $1,063.86 $2,533.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Carrington Health Center Carrington · Carrington, ND HEAD W WO CONT $1,148.98 $1,981.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center Williston · Williston, ND HEAD W WO CONT $1,323.56 $2,282.00 Feb 28, 2026
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St. Alexius Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC CT HEAD W WO CONTRAST $1,522.35 $2,985.00 Feb 28, 2026
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St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND HEAD W WO CONT $1,821.96 $2,892.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro · Hillsboro, ND CT HEAD WO THEN W CONTRAST $2,292.00 $2,865.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Mayville Medical Center Mayville · Mayville, ND CT HEAD WO THEN W CONTRAST $2,292.00 $2,865.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck · Bismarck, ND CT HEAD WO THEN W CONTRAST $2,612.80 $3,266.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN CT HEAD WO THEN W CONTRAST $2,848.00 $3,560.00 Mar 4, 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
Bismarck, ND 2 $1,522.35 $2,067.58
Carrington, ND 1 $1,148.98 $1,148.98
Devils Lake, ND 1 $1,063.86 $1,063.86
Dickinson, ND 1 $1,821.96 $1,821.96
Fargo, ND-MN 1 $2,848.00 $2,848.00
Hillsboro, ND 1 $2,292.00 $2,292.00
Mayville, ND 1 $2,292.00 $2,292.00
Turtle Lake, ND 1 $723.49 $723.49
Williston, ND 1 $1,323.56 $1,323.56

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.