How much does ct scan head or brain without contrast cost in Kentucky?

Cash prices for ct scan head or brain without contrast (CPT 70450) in Kentucky range from $60.45 to $7,025, with a median of $967. Prices vary widely by hospital.

Where can I find the cheapest ct scan head or brain without contrast in Kentucky?

The cheapest Kentucky hospital published cash price for this procedure is $60.45. 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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CT Scan Head or Brain without Contrast Cost in Kentucky

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 77 Kentucky hospitals. CPT 70450. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $967 📉 Low $60.45 📈 High $7,025 🏥 77 hospitals 🏛️ 67 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $97.85

Hospital comparison — Kentucky

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 77 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	Humana	UHC	Aetna	Centene	Cigna	Molina	MultiPlan	Medicare
JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER HOPKINSVILLE	$60.45	$37.47	$37.47	$39.34	$37.47	$37.47	—	$157	—
TUG VALLEY ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL DRIVE SOUTH WILLIAMSON	$114	$61.48	$38.35	$38.35	$38.35	—	$430	—	—
WHITESBURG ARH HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ROAD WHITESBURG	$114	$56.47	$38.35	$38.35	$38.35	—	$418	—	—
HAZARD ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE HAZARD	$114	$86.42	$38.35	$38.35	$38.35	—	$584	—	—
CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL BURKESVILLE	$139	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BAPTIST HEALTH DEACONESS MADISONVILLE HOSPITAL DRIVE MADISONVILLE	$193	$36.40	$36.40	$36.40	$36.59	—	$36.59	$1,069	—
WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL HOSPITAL STREET MONTICELLO	$202	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DEACONESS UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL MORGANFIELD	$219	$36.40	$36.40	$36.40	$36.40	$131	$36.40	$131	—
DEACONESS HENDERSON HOSPITAL HENDERSON	$219	$36.40	$36.40	$36.40	$36.40	$126	$36.40	$131	$36.40
UOFL HEALTH - MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$411	$91.45	—	—	$135	$99.69	—	—	—
UOFL HEALTH - UOFL HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$423	$91.45	—	—	$116	$99.69	—	—	—
ST. ELIZABETH EDGEWOOD EDGEWOOD	$427	—	$106	$381	$112	—	—	—	—
ST. ELIZABETH COVINGTON COVINGTON	$427	—	$106	$381	$112	—	—	—	—
ST. ELIZABETH FT. THOMAS FT. THOMAS	$427	—	$106	$381	$112	—	—	—	—
ST. ELIZABETH GRANT HOSPITAL WILLIAMSTOWN	$427	—	$106	$381	$112	—	—	—	—
ST. ELIZABETH FLORENCE FLORENCE	$427	—	$106	$381	$112	—	—	—	—
SAINT JOSEPH BEREA BEREA	$440	$255	$260	$263	$252	$629	$268	$830	—
UOFL HEALTH - JEWISH HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$514	$91.45	—	—	$135	$99.69	—	—	—
UOFL HEALTH - MEDICAL CENTER NORTHEAST LOUISVILLE	$612	$91.45	—	—	$135	$99.69	—	—	—
UOFL HEALTH - MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHWEST LOUISVILLE	$612	$91.45	—	—	$135	$99.69	—	—	—
UOFL HEALTH - MEDICAL CENTER EAST LOUISVILLE	$612	$91.45	—	—	$135	$99.69	—	—	—
UOFL HEALTH - MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH SHEPHERDSVILLE	$612	$91.45	—	—	$135	$99.69	—	—	—
NORTON WEST LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$653	$1,469	$99.69	$99.69	$99.69	$1,044	—	$2,546	—
NORTON AUDUBON HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$653	$1,469	$99.69	$99.69	$99.69	$1,044	—	$2,546	—
NORTON HEALTHCARE PAVILION LOUISVILLE	$653	$1,469	$99.69	$99.69	$99.69	$1,044	—	$2,546	—
NORTON BROWNSBORO HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$653	$1,469	$99.69	$99.69	$99.69	$1,044	—	$2,546	—
NORTON WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$653	$1,469	$99.69	$99.69	$99.69	$1,044	—	$2,546	—
NORTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$653	$783	$99.69	$99.69	$99.69	$1,044	—	$2,774	—
SAINT JOSEPH MOUNT STERLING MT. STERLING	$714	$99.99	$102	$103	$99.99	—	$105	$1,772	—
CHI SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH WOMEN'S HOSPITAL AT SAINT JOSEPH EAST LEXINGTON	$718	$104	$109	$108	$104	$1,144	$110	$1,627	—
MERCY HEALTH - MARCUM AND WALLACE HOSPITAL IRVINE	$727	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER PIKEVILLE	$798	—	—	$98.09	$137	—	—	—	—
OWENSBORO HEALTH MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENVILLE	$804	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OWENSBORO HEALTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL OWENSBORO	$804	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UOFL HEALTH - SHELBYVILLE HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE	$804	$91.45	—	—	$135	$99.69	—	—	—
CHI HEALTH SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL LEXINGTON	$842	$104	$109	$108	$104	$1,126	$110	$1,627	—
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN	$864	—	$864	—	—	—	$864	—	—
LIVINGSTON HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES SALEM	$874	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CHI SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH FLAGET MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BARDSTOWN	$967	$102	$104	$105	$102	$1,664	$107	$2,075	—
CRITTENDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MARION	$983	—	$758	$1,441	$202	$1,441	—	—	$93.80
MARSHALL COUNTY HOSPITAL BENTON	$1,136	$701	$716	—	—	—	—	—	$701
KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER ASHLAND	$1,149	—	$1,784	$2,123	—	—	$108	$2,585	—
CARROLL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CARROLLTON	$1,159	$549	$618	—	$549	—	—	—	$95.89
FLEMING COUNTY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION DRIVE FLEMINGSBURG	$1,198	$20.00	$19.38	$22.60	—	—	—	$80.00	$20.00
CHI SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL LONDON LONDON	$1,232	$96.34	$98.27	$99.23	$96.34	—	$101	$3,141	—
CALDWELL MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON	$1,369	$325	$602	$590	$904	$1,552	$657	—	$95.89
MORGAN COUNTY ARH HOSPITAL LIBERTY ROAD WEST LIBERTY	$1,372	$480	$595	$480	$485	—	$490	—	—
CENTERPOINT HEALTH - VERSAILLES AMSDEN AVENUE VERSAILLES	$1,410	$30.30	$30.60	$30.90	$30.00	—	—	$88.00	$30.00
MEADOWVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MAYSVILLE	$1,430	$103	$43.30	$37.00	—	—	—	—	$100
MCDOWELL ARH HOSPITAL MCDOWELL	$1,441	$408	$888	$408	$408	—	$416	—	—
ARH OUR LADY OF THE WAY MAIN STREET MARTIN	$1,441	$480	—	$480	$480	—	$490	—	—
CENTERPOINT HEALTH - PARIS LINVILLE DRIVE PARIS	$1,444	$29.19	$102	$34.80	$100	$92.00	—	$92.00	$100
MIDDLESBORO ARH HOSPITAL W CUMBERLAND AVENUE MIDDLESBORO	$1,453	$72.89	$72.89	$72.89	$72.89	—	$445	—	—
MERCY HEALTH - LOURDES HOSPITAL PADUCAH	$1,525	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OWENSBORO HEALTH TWIN LAKES MEDICAL CENTER LEITCHFIELD	$1,533	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CENTERPOINT HEALTH - WINCHESTER WINCHESTER	$1,651	$100	$375	$70.70	$100	$100	—	$70.00	$100
HARLAN ARH HOSPITAL BALL PARK ROAD HARLAN	$1,693	$97.66	$97.66	$97.66	$97.66	—	$460	—	—
HIGHLANDS ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PRESTONSBURG	$1,693	$79.37	$79.37	$61.83	$79.37	—	$834	—	—
PAINTSVILLE ARH HOSPITAL JAMES S TRIMBLE BLVD PAINTSVILLE	$1,693	$66.94	$66.94	$66.94	$66.94	—	$403	—	—
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT ALBANY ALBANY	$1,693	$508	$335	$508	—	$335	—	—	$525

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 77 Kentucky 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 Kentucky, Medicare reimburses about $97.85 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Kentucky range from $60.45 to $7,025 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 9.9x 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 Kentucky?: Cash prices for ct scan head or brain without contrast (CPT 70450) in Kentucky range from $60.45 to $7,025, with a median of $967. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest ct scan head or brain without contrast in Kentucky?: The cheapest Kentucky hospital published cash price for this procedure is $60.45. 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 Kentucky facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 70450 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.