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CT Scan of Cranial Cavity with Contrast Cost in New Jersey
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 53 New Jersey hospitals. CPT 70481. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $491
📉 Low $203
📈 High $8,550
🏥 53 hospitals
🏛️ 42 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $199
Hospital comparison — New Jersey
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 53 of 53 hospitals.
Billed more than $491 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Centene | Humana | Medicare | First Health | MultiPlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT MICHAELS MEDICAL CENTER NEWARK |
$203 | $203 | $179 | $325 | $210 | $203 | $203 | — | — |
| SAINT CLARE'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BOONTON BOONTON TOWNSHIP |
$203 | $203 | $179 | $314 | $203 | $163 | $203 | — | — |
| NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. MARY'S GENERAL HOSPITAL PASSAIC |
$207 | $207 | $179 | $305 | $207 | $166 | $207 | — | — |
| JEFFERSON CHERRY HILL HOSPITAL CHERRY HILL |
$227 | $181 | $175 | $185 | $258 | $181 | $178 | — | — |
| JEFFERSON STRATFORD HOSPITAL STRATFORD |
$227 | $181 | $175 | $185 | $258 | $181 | $178 | — | — |
| JEFFERSON WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HOSPITAL TURNERSVILLE |
$227 | $181 | $175 | $185 | $258 | $181 | $178 | — | — |
| HACKENSACK MERIDIAN MOUNTAINSIDE MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR |
$230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NEWARK |
$234 | $203 | $203 | — | $203 | — | — | $766 | $876 |
| OVERLOOK MEDICAL CENTER SUMMIT |
$238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTRASTATE MEDICAL CENTER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP |
$238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER POMPTON PLAINS |
$238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GORYEB CHILDRENS CENTER MORRISTOWN |
$238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HACKETTSTOWN MEDICAL CENTER HACKETTSTOWN |
$238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HACKENSACK MERIDIAN PASCACK VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER WESTWOOD |
$244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HSS PARAMUS OUTPATIENT CENTER PARAMUS |
$314 | $166 | $40.55 | $119 | $41.98 | — | — | — | — |
| HSS PARAMUS MIDLAND OUTPATIENT CENTER PARAMUS |
$314 | $166 | $40.55 | $119 | $41.98 | — | $857 | — | — |
| VIRTUA MOUNT HOLLY HOSPITAL (BURLINGTON COUNTY) MOUNT HOLLY |
$329 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $198 | $10.32 | $187 | — | — | $70.00 |
| VIRTUA MARLTON HOSPITAL MARLTON |
$329 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $198 | $10.32 | $187 | — | — | $70.00 |
| VIRTUA WILLINGBORO HOSPITAL WILLINGBORO |
$329 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $198 | $10.32 | $187 | — | — | $70.00 |
| VIRTUA VOORHEES HOSPITAL (WEST JERSEY) VOORHEES |
$329 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $198 | $10.32 | $187 | — | — | $70.00 |
| VIRTUA OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL CAMDEN |
$329 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $198 | $10.32 | $187 | — | — | $70.00 |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING BASKING RIDGE BASKING RIDGE |
$380 | $57.07 | $203 | $255 | — | — | — | — | $342 |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING MONMOUTH MIDDLETOWN |
$380 | $57.07 | $203 | $255 | — | — | — | — | $342 |
| TRINITAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ELIZABETH |
$445 | $195 | $198 | $281 | $195 | $195 | — | $1,421 | — |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT RAHWAY RAHWAY |
$451 | $195 | $198 | $221 | $195 | $195 | — | $2,096 | — |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER TOMS RIVER |
$491 | $195 | $198 | $221 | $195 | $195 | — | $1,421 | — |
| JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER JERSEY CITY |
$492 | $210 | $214 | $221 | $210 | $210 | — | $1,421 | — |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY - NEWARK NEWARK |
$493 | $200 | $99.20 | $221 | $200 | $200 | — | $1,421 | — |
| COOPERMAN BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER LIVINGSTON |
$502 | $200 | $204 | $281 | $200 | $200 | — | $1,421 | — |
| BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CHILDRENS HOSPITAL NEW BRUNSWICK |
$505 | $207 | $211 | $276 | $207 | $207 | — | $1,421 | — |
| MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER LONG BRANCH |
$518 | $197 | $198 | $221 | $197 | $197 | — | $1,421 | — |
| MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHERN CAMPUS LAKEWOOD |
$563 | $195 | $198 | $221 | $195 | $195 | — | $1,421 | — |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAMILTON HAMILTON |
$572 | $195 | $198 | $221 | $195 | $195 | — | $2,096 | — |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOMERSET SOMERVILLE |
$590 | $195 | $198 | $221 | $195 | $195 | — | $2,096 | — |
| CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER BELLEVILLE |
$695 | $200 | $204 | $221 | $200 | $200 | — | $2,096 | — |
| CAREWELL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER EAST ORANGE |
$875 | $199 | $56.10 | — | $56.10 | — | — | — | — |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL MULLICA HILL RD. MULLICA HILL |
$1,056 | $197 | $192 | $432 | $197 | $207 | $197 | — | — |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MANNINGTON SALEM WOODSTOWN RD. SALEM |
$1,056 | $199 | $178 | $432 | $199 | $209 | $199 | — | — |
| INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER WOODBURY OAK ST. WOODBURY |
$1,056 | $199 | $182 | $432 | $199 | $209 | $199 | — | — |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER FRONT ST. ELMER |
$1,056 | $199 | $192 | $432 | $199 | $209 | $199 | — | — |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND W. SHERMAN AVE. VINELAND |
$1,056 | $197 | $182 | $432 | $197 | $207 | $197 | — | — |
| INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON IRVING AVE. BRIDGETON |
$1,056 | $199 | $182 | $432 | $199 | $209 | $199 | — | — |
| THE COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CAMDEN |
$1,795 | $65.00 | $18.69 | $80.80 | $216 | $200 | — | — | — |
| COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CAPE REGIONAL CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE |
$2,112 | $76.00 | $11.91 | $70.00 | $216 | $200 | — | — | — |
| SILVER LAKE HOSPITAL NEWARK |
$2,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAPITAL HEALTH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TRENTON |
$2,651 | $143 | $106 | $517 | $195 | $201 | $200 | — | $2,253 |
| CAPITAL HEALTH AT DEBORAH - EMERGENCY SERVICES PENNINGTON |
$2,651 | $143 | $106 | $517 | $311 | $201 | $200 | — | $2,253 |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL NEW JERSEY - RAHWAY RAHWAY |
$3,263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL EAST NEW JERSEY 5TH FLOOR |
$3,263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PATERSON |
$3,718 | $56.66 | $42.50 | $3,718 | $42.50 | — | — | — | $84.99 |
| DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER BROWNS MILLS |
$6,869 | $218 | $182 | $41.77 | — | $196 | — | — | — |
| SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EASTON AVE NEW BRUNSWICK |
$8,550 | $1,489 | $410 | $313 | — | — | $1,206 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 70481, 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: $1,484 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $491 for this?
That is the median of what the 53 New Jersey hospitals above publish for Ct scan of cranial cavity with 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 70481 in New Jersey, Medicare reimburses about $199 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in New Jersey range from $203 to $8,550 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 2.5x 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 of cranial cavity with contrast cost in New Jersey?
- Cash prices for ct scan of cranial cavity with contrast (CPT 70481) in New Jersey range from $203 to $8,550, with a median of $491. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of cranial cavity with contrast in New Jersey?
- The cheapest New Jersey hospital published cash price for this procedure is $203. 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 New Jersey facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 70481 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.