Home › Ct scan head or brain without contrast › North Carolina
CT Scan Head or Brain without Contrast Cost in North Carolina
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 100 North Carolina hospitals. CPT 70450. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $1,269
📉 Low $81.25
📈 High $4,244
🏥 100 hospitals
🏛️ 63 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $101
Hospital comparison — North Carolina
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 100 hospitals.
Billed more than $1,269 for this? That gap is evidence.
Build my dispute letter
| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | BCBS | Centene | UHC | Cigna | Humana | MultiPlan | Health Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ELKIN |
$81.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SWAIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BRYSON CITY |
$439 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $68.20 | — | — | $39.00 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$452 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE RALEIGH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$452 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$452 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ROAD SYLVA |
$627 | $44.60 | $36.18 | $49.49 | $100 | $295 | $102 | — | $100 |
| HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CLYDE |
$627 | $44.60 | $28.92 | $45.31 | $37.10 | $100 | $102 | — | — |
| RANDOLPH HOSPITAL ASHEBORO |
$653 | $24.70 | $17.00 | $112 | $14.10 | $33.00 | $112 | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$679 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH WESLEY LONG HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$679 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ANNIE PENN HOSPITAL REIDSVILLE |
$679 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BURLINGTON |
$679 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH MOSES CONE HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$679 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$693 | $58.90 | $50.22 | $107 | — | $77.60 | — | $80.00 | — |
| UNC ROCKINGHAM HOSPITAL EAST KINGS HWY EDEN |
$695 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH PENDER MEDICAL CENTER BURGAW |
$702 | $432 | $168 | $447 | $1,140 | $434 | $400 | — | — |
| COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WHITEVILLE |
$805 | $103 | $99.76 | $99.76 | $99.76 | $105 | $103 | $1,036 | $763 |
| THE OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL NAGS HEAD |
$817 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING HOSPITAL - WAKEBROOK SUNNYBROOK ROAD RALEIGH |
$821 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED NORTH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$821 | $103 | $103 | $103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED CARY HOSPITAL CARY |
$821 | $103 | $103 | $123 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$849 | $104 | $102 | $302 | $102 | $105 | $102 | $1,274 | — |
| ALLEGHANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DOCTORS STREET SPARTA |
$854 | $581 | $205 | $581 | $581 | $1,435 | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST WILKES MEDICAL CENTER NORTH WILKESBORO |
$902 | $686 | $627 | $341 | $341 | $946 | — | $1,661 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER WINSTON-SALEM |
$920 | $104 | $101 | $290 | $101 | $104 | $101 | $1,380 | — |
| ECU HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER GREENVILLE |
$929 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH CLEMMONS MEDICAL CENTER CLEMMONS |
$940 | $104 | $101 | $297 | $101 | $104 | $101 | $1,410 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTER BOLIVIA |
$988 | $115 | $112 | $252 | $112 | $116 | $112 | $1,778 | — |
| WAYNE UNC HEALTHCARE WAYNE MEMORIAL DR GOLDSBORO |
$1,018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PLYMOUTH |
$1,053 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTRAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL CARTHAGE STREET SANFORD |
$1,066 | $217 | $244 | — | $99.79 | — | $102 | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH HUNTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HUNTERSVILLE |
$1,074 | $104 | $102 | $271 | $102 | $105 | $102 | $1,611 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MINT HILL MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$1,074 | $104 | $102 | $845 | $102 | $105 | $102 | $1,611 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH ROWAN MEDICAL CENTER SALISBURY |
$1,074 | $104 | $102 | $369 | $102 | $105 | $102 | $1,611 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MATTHEWS MEDICAL CENTER MATTHEWS |
$1,074 | $104 | $102 | $285 | $102 | $105 | $102 | $1,611 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH CHARLOTTE ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL CHARLOTTE |
$1,074 | $104 | $102 | $382 | $102 | $105 | $102 | $1,611 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH BALLANTYNE MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$1,074 | $104 | $102 | $447 | $102 | $105 | $102 | $1,611 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST DAVIE MEDICAL CENTER BERMUDA RUN |
$1,078 | $103 | $103 | $103 | $103 | $103 | $104 | $1,941 | — |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL MOORESVILLE |
$1,106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST WINSTON SALEM |
$1,138 | $539 | $510 | $521 | $521 | $1,047 | $1,245 | $2,048 | — |
| UNC LENOIR HEALTH CARE AIRPORT RD KINSTON |
$1,139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HIGH POINT MEDICAL CENTER HIGH POINT |
$1,146 | $683 | $776 | $336 | $336 | $1,258 | $2,132 | $2,063 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH KERNERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER KERNERSVILLE |
$1,147 | $104 | $101 | $362 | $101 | $104 | $101 | $1,721 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER LEXINGTON |
$1,164 | $661 | $649 | $443 | $443 | $1,012 | $2,048 | $2,094 | — |
| CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LINVILLE |
$1,186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER BOONE |
$1,186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LIFEBRITE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF STOKES HWY NORTH DANBURY |
$1,203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARIA PARHAM MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSON |
$1,242 | $47.10 | $34.39 | $57.05 | $100 | $56.70 | $100 | — | $100 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH LEVINE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARLOTTE |
$1,269 | $38.96 | $1,059 | $35.77 | $35.77 | $37.64 | $38.39 | $2,284 | $1,122 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH PINEVILLE CHARLOTTE |
$1,269 | $38.96 | $450 | $35.77 | $35.77 | $37.64 | $38.39 | $2,335 | $1,122 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH UNIVERSITY CITY CHARLOTTE |
$1,269 | $38.96 | $357 | $35.77 | $35.77 | $37.64 | $38.39 | $2,335 | $1,122 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH UNION WEST MONROE |
$1,269 | $38.96 | $332 | $35.77 | $35.77 | $37.64 | $38.39 | $2,411 | $1,122 |
| CAROLINAS REHABILITATION MOUNT HOLLY BELMONT |
$1,269 | $38.96 | $706 | $35.77 | $35.77 | $37.64 | $38.39 | $2,335 | $1,122 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH KINGS MOUNTAIN SHELBY |
$1,269 | $38.96 | $570 | $35.77 | $35.77 | $37.64 | $38.39 | $2,411 | $1,122 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH MERCY CHARLOTTE |
$1,269 | $38.96 | $448 | $35.77 | $35.77 | $37.64 | $38.39 | $2,335 | $1,122 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$1,269 | $38.96 | $570 | $35.77 | $35.77 | $37.64 | $38.39 | $2,284 | $1,122 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHARLOTTE CHARLOTTE |
$1,269 | $38.96 | $37.64 | $35.77 | $35.77 | $39.52 | $38.39 | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH CABARRUS CONCORD |
$1,269 | $38.96 | $505 | $35.77 | $35.77 | $37.64 | $38.39 | $2,411 | $1,122 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH ANSON WADESBORO |
$1,269 | $38.96 | $706 | $35.42 | $35.77 | $37.64 | $38.39 | $2,411 | $1,122 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH LINCOLN LINCOLNTON |
$1,269 | $38.96 | $706 | $35.77 | $35.77 | $37.64 | $38.39 | $2,411 | $1,122 |
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.
Billed more than $1,269 for this?
That is the median of what the 100 North Carolina 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.
Build my dispute letter — freeNo account, no signup. Your bill never leaves your browser.
Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 70450 in North Carolina, Medicare reimburses about $101 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in North Carolina range from $81.25 to $4,244 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 12.6x 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 North Carolina?
- Cash prices for ct scan head or brain without contrast (CPT 70450) in North Carolina range from $81.25 to $4,244, with a median of $1,269. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ct scan head or brain without contrast in North Carolina?
- The cheapest North Carolina hospital published cash price for this procedure is $81.25. 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.
Ct scan head or brain without contrast in nearby states
Other procedures in North Carolina
Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each North Carolina facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 70450 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.