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

Cash prices for ct scan head or brain without contrast (CPT 70450) in Texas range from $4.31 to $21,906, with a median of $2,058. Prices vary widely by hospital.

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

The cheapest Texas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $4.31. 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 Texas

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 406 Texas hospitals. CPT 70450. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $2,058 📉 Low $4.31 📈 High $21,906 🏥 406 hospitals 🏛️ 298 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $105

Hospital comparison — Texas

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 406 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	BCBS	Aetna	UHC	Cigna	Centene	Humana	MultiPlan	Molina
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE LEWISVILLE	$4.31	$1.91	$2.27	—	—	—	$131	—	$115
NOCONA GENERAL HOSPITAL NOCONA	$27.85	—	—	$300	$996	—	$934	$1,096	—
LAMB HEALTHCARE CENTER LITTLEFIELD	$40.00	$82.00	$54.00	—	$65.00	$102	$75.00	—	—
NACOGDOCHES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NACOGDOCHES	$65.00	$118	$172	$391	—	—	$102	$172	$107
DALLAM HARTLEY COUNTIES HOSPITAL DISTRICT DALHART	$73.02	$38.94	—	$1.00	$66.20	—	—	—	—
GUADALUPE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SEGUIN	$98.00	$618	$99.74	$141	$169	$99.74	$160	—	—
MISSION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MISSION	$104	$105	$105	$105	$105	$105	—	—	$110
DALLAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MESQUITE	$104	$101	$105	$105	$105	$105	—	$110	$110
HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER HARLINGEN	$104	$105	$105	$105	$105	$105	$105	—	$110
DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS	$104	$105	$105	$105	$105	$105	$105	—	$110
KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER WESLACO	$104	$105	—	$105	$105	$105	—	$110	$110
HEREFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HEREFORD	$117	$67.21	—	$20.90	—	—	—	—	—
CHAMBERS HEALTH ANAHUAC	$126	$50.00	$82.00	—	$82.00	—	—	—	—
HUNTSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUNTSVILLE	$130	$259	$64.00	$105	$622	$105	$418	$466	$120
COVENANT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LUBBOCK	$140	$273	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
COVENANT HEALTH EMERGENCY CENTER - MILWAUKEE AVE LUBBOCK	$140	$273	$105	$111	—	$110	—	—	—
UVALDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UVALDE	$163	$95.00	$34.00	$34.00	$95.00	$34.00	$34.00	—	—
UTMB ANGLETON-DANBURY MEDICAL CENTER GALVESTON	$172	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CASTRO COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT DIMMITT	$189	$202	$214	$214	—	—	—	—	—
ASCENSION SETON CEDAR PARK CEDAR PARK	$218	$107	$507	$110	$1,610	$107	$130	—	—
NEW BRAUNFELS ER & HOSPITAL NEW BRAUNFELS	$225	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UT HEALTH QUITMAN QUITMAN	$234	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BSA HARRINGTON CANCER CENTER AMARILLO	$242	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BSA HOSPITAL AMARILLO	$242	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GRACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL LUBBOCK	$245	$102	$105	$111	—	—	—	—	—
UT HEALTH PITTSBURG PITTSBURG	$245	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ASPIRE HOSPITAL CONROE	$250	$966	$966	—	$703	—	$1,757	—	—
DRISCOLL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPUS CHRISTI	$266	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MIDCOAST MEDICAL CENTER CROCKETT CROCKETT	$269	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DRISCOLL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RIO GRANDE VALLEY EDINBURG	$306	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ANSON GENERAL HOSPITAL ANSON	$318	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UT HEALTH NORTH CAMPUS TYLER TYLER	$319	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ROYSE CITY EMERGENCY HOSPITAL S ERBY CAMPBELL BLVD ROYSE CITY	$325	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
TEXARKANA EMERGENCY CENTER & HOSPITAL TEXARKANA	$325	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
THE PHYSICIANS CENTRE HOSPITAL BRYAN	$327	$285	$105	$141	—	$105	$105	$80.00	—
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER HOUSTON	$340	$61.00	$93.24	$67.70	$86.30	—	$204	$328	—
OTTO KAISER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL KENEDY	$364	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE TEXAS SPINE AND JOINT HOSPITAL TYLER	$380	$100	—	$99.21	—	—	—	—	—
UT HEALTH HENDERSON HENDERSON	$389	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UT HEALTH EAST TEXAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL TYLER	$412	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CHRISTUS HOSPITAL ORANGE ORANGE	$417	$107	$107	$107	$858	$107	$107	$822	$107
CHRISTUS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALTY CENTER SUITE 290	$417	$107	$107	$107	$858	$107	$107	$822	$107
CHRISTUS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ST. ELIZABETH BEAUMONT	$417	$107	$107	$107	$858	$107	$107	$822	$107
CHRISTUS ST. MARY OUTPATIENT MID-COUNTY PORT ARTHUR	$417	$107	$107	$107	$858	$107	$107	$822	$107
CHRISTUS WEST BEAUMONT BEAUMONT	$417	$107	$107	$107	$858	$107	$107	$822	$107
PARIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DESHONG DRIVE PARIS	$458	—	—	$112	—	—	—	—	—
CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HOSPITAL - WESTOVER HILLS SAN ANTONIO	$465	$99.85	$99.85	$99.85	$1,028	$99.85	$99.85	$916	$99.85
UT HEALTH CARTHAGE CARTHAGE	$475	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UT SOUTHWESTERN WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS, JR. UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DALLAS	$478	$40.98	$36.58	$31.81	$115	$39.83	$40.98	$100	$31.81
MUENSTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MUENSTER	$488	$455	$488	—	—	$423	$245	—	—
EASTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EASTLAND	$491	$667	—	$608	—	—	—	—	—
RED RIVER ER & HOSPITAL SHERMAN	$500	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BAYOU CITY ER & HOSPITAL MCKAY DRIVE HUMBLE	$500	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NORTH TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER GAINESVILLE	$501	$105	$105	$105	$801	—	$105	$1,401	$105
PAM VOYAGES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF CONROE WEST CONROE	$501	—	—	—	—	$125	—	$301	—
PAM VOYAGES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF SUGAR LAND SOUTH SUGAR LAND	$501	—	—	—	—	$125	—	$301	—
CHI ST. JOSEPH HEALTH MADISON HOSPITAL MADISONVILLE	$511	$139	$379	$135	$731	$550	$850	$2,480	—
CHI ST. JOSEPH HEALTH GRIMES HOSPITAL NAVASOTA	$511	$139	$1,080	$135	$731	$1,566	$850	$2,480	—
ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER - BRYAN BRYAN	$511	$107	$107	$107	$731	$154	$850	$2,480	—
CHI ST JOSEPH HEALTH COLLEGE STATION HOSPITAL COLLEGE STATION	$511	$107	$107	$107	$731	$154	$850	$2,480	—

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 406 Texas 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 Texas, Medicare reimburses about $105 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Texas range from $4.31 to $21,906 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 19.5x 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 Texas?: Cash prices for ct scan head or brain without contrast (CPT 70450) in Texas range from $4.31 to $21,906, with a median of $2,058. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest ct scan head or brain without contrast in Texas?: The cheapest Texas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $4.31. 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 Texas facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 70450 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.