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CT Scan Head or Brain without Contrast Cost in Arkansas
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 59 Arkansas hospitals. CPT 70450. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $529
📉 Low $65.71
📈 High $5,980
🏥 59 hospitals
🏛️ 45 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $94.74
Hospital comparison — Arkansas
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 59 of 59 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Centene | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Aetna | MultiPlan | Medicaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CLARKSVILLE |
$65.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER S MAIN STREET HOPE |
$81.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IZARD REGIONAL HOSPITAL CALICO ROCK |
$92.00 | $64.19 | $38.31 | $36.45 | $36.45 | — | $36.45 | — | — |
| MENA REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM MENA |
$95.40 | $108 | $33.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARKANSAS SURGICAL HOSPITAL NORTH LITTLE ROCK |
$129 | $97.53 | $97.53 | $97.53 | $97.53 | $97.53 | $97.53 | — | $165 |
| ST. BERNARDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH JONESBORO |
$136 | $64.19 | $37.53 | — | $36.79 | $36.79 | $36.79 | — | — |
| ST. BERNARDS FIVE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER MEDICAL CENTER DR POCAHONTAS |
$189 | $37.53 | $37.53 | — | $36.79 | $38.63 | — | — | — |
| STONE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER BATESVILLE |
$225 | $104 | $109 | $104 | — | $107 | $46.79 | $210 | — |
| WHITE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER BATESVILLE |
$225 | $104 | $109 | $104 | — | $107 | $46.79 | $210 | — |
| MCGEHEE-DESHA COUNTY HOSPITAL MCGEHEE |
$226 | $147 | $297 | $313 | $300 | $337 | — | — | $165 |
| BRADLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER WARREN |
$229 | $147 | — | $313 | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WALNUT RIDGE |
$280 | $39.09 | $36.79 | — | $36.79 | $44.15 | — | — | — |
| ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LITTLE ROCK |
$382 | $85.00 | $85.00 | $80.00 | — | $83.00 | $83.20 | $90.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH TOWSON AVENUE FORT SMITH |
$384 | $103 | $108 | $105 | $102 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - HOT SPRING COUNTY SCHNEIDER DRIVE MALVERN |
$384 | $102 | $106 | $103 | $101 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-DREW COUNTY SCOGIN DRIVE MONTICELLO |
$384 | $104 | $109 | $105 | $103 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-STUTTGART NORTH BUERKLE ROAD STUTTGART |
$384 | $106 | $111 | $108 | $105 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-CONWAY EXCHANGE AVENUE CONWAY |
$384 | $100 | $105 | $102 | $99.21 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - LITTLE ROCK BAPTIST HEALTH DRIVE LITTLE ROCK |
$384 | $100 | $105 | $102 | $99.21 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| MAGNOLIA HOSPITAL HOSPITAL DRIVE MAGNOLIA |
$384 | $100 | $105 | $102 | $99.21 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - NORTH LITTLE ROCK SPRINGHILL DRIVE NORTH LITTLE ROCK |
$384 | $100 | $105 | $102 | $99.21 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH VAN BUREN CRAWFORD MEMORIAL DRIVE VAN BUREN |
$384 | $103 | $108 | $105 | $102 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - ARKADELPHIA TWIN RIVERS DRIVE ARKADELPHIA |
$444 | $118 | $162 | $139 | — | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-EL DORADO WEST GROVE STREET EL DORADO |
$444 | $118 | $162 | $139 | — | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - HEBER SPRINGS BYPASS ROAD HEBER SPRINGS |
$444 | $118 | $162 | $139 | — | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| OZARK HEALTH CLINTON |
$444 | $108 | $267 | $256 | $259 | $600 | $270 | — | $165 |
| CABOT EMERGENCY HOSPITAL WILLIE RAY DR CABOT |
$500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NASHVILLE |
$503 | $1,258 | — | — | $1,258 | — | — | — | — |
| ARKANSAS METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER W KINGSHIGHWAY PARAGOULD |
$525 | $102 | $140 | $100 | $100 | $105 | — | — | — |
| ST. BERNARDS CROSSRIDGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FALLS BLVD S WYNNE |
$529 | $37.53 | $37.53 | — | $36.79 | $38.63 | — | — | — |
| FORT SMITH ER & HOSPITAL PHOENIX AVE FORT SMITH |
$550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITY HEALTH - JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE |
$580 | $108 | $142 | $174 | — | $102 | $98.23 | — | — |
| UNITY HEALTH - NEWPORT NEWPORT |
$580 | $147 | — | $174 | — | $216 | — | — | — |
| UAMS MEDICAL CENTER LITTLE ROCK |
$596 | $32.00 | $40.27 | $40.27 | $40.27 | $40.66 | $39.10 | $75.00 | — |
| SALINE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL PARK DRIVE BENTON |
$621 | $108 | $112 | $98.77 | $102 | — | $101 | — | $165 |
| UNITY HEALTH WHITE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER SEARCY |
$647 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT NORTH SHERWOOD |
$726 | $97.53 | $102 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $102 | — | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT MORRILTON MORRILTON |
$727 | $108 | $148 | $245 | $799 | $391 | $839 | — | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT INFIRMARY HEALTH SYSTEM LITTLE ROCK |
$733 | $101 | $106 | $104 | $104 | $104 | $106 | — | — |
| BAXTER HEALTH FULTON COUNTY HOSPITAL SALEM |
$801 | $108 | — | $618 | — | — | — | — | $165 |
| SOUTH MISSISSIPPI COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OSCEOLA |
$896 | $106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $89.49 |
| GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER BLYTHEVILLE |
$896 | $108 | — | — | — | $244 | — | — | $89.49 |
| DELTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DUMAS |
$963 | $108 | $425 | $433 | $429 | — | — | — | — |
| NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL CENTER MALVERN AVE HOT SPRINGS |
$974 | $108 | $113 | $101 | $106 | — | $1,032 | — | $165 |
| MERCY HOSPITAL OZARK OZARK |
$1,003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL PARIS PARIS |
$1,003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE BOONEVILLE |
$1,004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL WALDRON WALDRON |
$1,007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL FORT SMITH FORT SMITH |
$1,075 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITH FORT SMITH |
$1,075 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DARDANELLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RD SDARDANELLETREET DARDANELLE |
$1,088 | $28.00 | $35.00 | $28.00 | $28.28 | $40.00 | $28.00 | — | — |
| CHICOT MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER LAKE VILLAGE |
$1,130 | $108 | $565 | $486 | $443 | — | $452 | — | $165 |
| MERCY HOSPITAL BERRYVILLE BERRYVILLE |
$1,217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ROGERS |
$1,440 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WEST MAIN STREET RUSSELLVILLE |
$1,737 | $108 | $119 | $99.13 | $99.78 | — | $101 | — | $165 |
| ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S NORTHWEST SPRINGDALE |
$1,961 | $85.00 | $85.00 | $80.00 | — | $83.00 | $83.20 | $90.00 | — |
| OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CAMDEN |
$2,348 | $108 | — | $245 | — | — | — | — | $165 |
| CHI ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL HOT SPRINGS HOT SPRINGS |
$2,581 | $101 | $106 | $104 | $101 | $104 | $106 | $2,065 | — |
| CORNERSTONE SPECIALTY HOSPITALS LITTLE ROCK 6TH FLOOR |
$5,980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 70450, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $1,152 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 59 Arkansas hospitals above publish for Ct scan head or brain without contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 70450 in Arkansas, Medicare reimburses about $94.74 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Arkansas range from $65.71 to $5,980 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 5.6x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does ct scan head or brain without contrast cost in Arkansas?
- Cash prices for ct scan head or brain without contrast (CPT 70450) in Arkansas range from $65.71 to $5,980, with a median of $529. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ct scan head or brain without contrast in Arkansas?
- The cheapest Arkansas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $65.71. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Arkansas facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 70450 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.