Scans and imaging CPT 70470 South Dakota Outpatient

Head CT without and with contrast cost in South Dakota

In South Dakota, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the head without and with contrast: from $808.02 to $2,932.80, with a median of $2,522.80. The lowest price is at Black Hills Surgical Hospital (Rapid City). The highest price is 3.6× 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$808.02Black Hills Surgical Hospital
Median$2,522.80half pay less
Highest$2,932.80in South Dakota
Lowest saves$1,714.78vs the median

Hospitals in South Dakota, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Black Hills Surgical Hospital lowest Rapid City · Rapid City, SD CT BRAIN WO/W CONTRAST $808.02 $1,346.70 —
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Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton · Sioux Falls, SD-MN CT HEAD WO THEN W CONTRAST $2,231.20 $2,789.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion · Vermillion, SD CT HEAD WO THEN W CONTRAST $2,418.40 $3,023.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen · Aberdeen, SD CT HEAD WO THEN W CONTRAST $2,427.20 $3,034.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake · Clear Lake, SD CT HEAD WO THEN W CONTRAST $2,618.40 $3,273.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Webster Hospital Webster · Webster, SD CT HEAD WO THEN W CONTRAST $2,620.80 $3,276.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain · Chamberlain, SD CT HEAD WO THEN W CONTRAST $2,708.80 $3,386.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD-MN CT HEAD WO THEN W CONTRAST $2,932.80 $3,666.00 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
Sioux Falls, SD-MN 2 $2,231.20 $2,582.00
Aberdeen, SD 1 $2,427.20 $2,427.20
Chamberlain, SD 1 $2,708.80 $2,708.80
Clear Lake, SD 1 $2,618.40 $2,618.40
Rapid City, SD 1 $808.02 $808.02
Vermillion, SD 1 $2,418.40 $2,418.40
Webster, SD 1 $2,620.80 $2,620.80

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.