CT Scan of Cranial Cavity without Contrast Cost in Texas
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 389 Texas hospitals. CPT 70480. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $2,047
📉 Low $4.31
📈 High $20,570
🏥 389 hospitals
🏛️ 279 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $157
Hospital comparison — Texas
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 389 hospitals.
Billed more than $2,047 for this? That gap is evidence.
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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 | $1,157 | — | $1,084 | $1,272 | — |
| LAMB HEALTHCARE CENTER LITTLEFIELD |
$62.00 | $92.00 | $84.00 | — | $101 | $102 | $116 | — | — |
| UTMB ANGLETON-DANBURY MEDICAL CENTER GALVESTON |
$94.97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NACOGDOCHES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NACOGDOCHES |
$98.00 | $179 | $260 | $391 | — | — | $102 | $260 | $107 |
| HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER HARLINGEN |
$104 | $105 | $105 | $105 | $105 | $105 | $105 | — | $110 |
| DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS |
$104 | $105 | $105 | $105 | $105 | $105 | $105 | — | $110 |
| 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 |
| KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER WESLACO |
$104 | $105 | — | $105 | $105 | $105 | — | $110 | $110 |
| DALLAM HARTLEY COUNTIES HOSPITAL DISTRICT DALHART |
$110 | $58.73 | — | $1.00 | $99.84 | — | — | — | — |
| HUNTSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUNTSVILLE |
$130 | $259 | $64.00 | $105 | $622 | $105 | $418 | $466 | $120 |
| BSA HOSPITAL AMARILLO |
$161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BSA HARRINGTON CANCER CENTER AMARILLO |
$161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GUADALUPE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SEGUIN |
$162 | $618 | $105 | $234 | $281 | $105 | $265 | — | — |
| GOODALL-WITCHER HEALTHCARE CLIFTON |
$186 | $186 | — | $198 | — | — | — | $234 | — |
| ASCENSION SETON CEDAR PARK CEDAR PARK |
$218 | $107 | $777 | $112 | $1,610 | $107 | $194 | — | — |
| UT HEALTH QUITMAN QUITMAN |
$234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UVALDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UVALDE |
$238 | $95.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 | $95.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 | — | — |
| UT HEALTH PITTSBURG PITTSBURG |
$245 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASPIRE HOSPITAL CONROE |
$250 | $794 | $794 | — | $577 | — | $1,443 | — | — |
| CHAMBERS HEALTH ANAHUAC |
$254 | $102 | $165 | — | $165 | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH NORTH CAMPUS TYLER TYLER |
$262 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MIDCOAST MEDICAL CENTER CROCKETT CROCKETT |
$269 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TMC BONHAM HOSPITAL BONHAM |
$283 | $557 | $621 | $381 | $416 | — | — | — | — |
| CHRISTUS WEST BEAUMONT BEAUMONT |
$290 | $107 | $107 | $107 | $858 | $107 | $107 | $571 | $107 |
| CHRISTUS HOSPITAL ORANGE ORANGE |
$290 | $107 | $107 | $107 | $858 | $107 | $107 | $571 | $107 |
| CHRISTUS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALTY CENTER SUITE 290 |
$290 | $107 | $107 | $107 | $858 | $107 | $107 | $571 | $107 |
| CHRISTUS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ST. ELIZABETH BEAUMONT |
$290 | $107 | $107 | $107 | $858 | $107 | $107 | $571 | $107 |
| CHRISTUS ST. MARY OUTPATIENT MID-COUNTY PORT ARTHUR |
$290 | $107 | $107 | $107 | $858 | $107 | $107 | $571 | $107 |
| ANSON GENERAL HOSPITAL ANSON |
$318 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH HENDERSON HENDERSON |
$389 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOMAR REHABILITATION CENTER NACOGDOCHES |
$394 | $723 | $1,051 | $391 | — | — | — | $1,051 | $1,314 |
| COGDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SNYDER |
$416 | $206 | $204 | $374 | $241 | — | $204 | — | — |
| EASTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EASTLAND |
$427 | $580 | — | $529 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAMPA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PAMPA |
$448 | $42.51 | $41.66 | $63.77 | — | $136 | — | — | $44.64 |
| CHI ST. JOSEPH HEALTH GRIMES HOSPITAL NAVASOTA |
$454 | $139 | $961 | $135 | $731 | $1,393 | $850 | $2,207 | — |
| CHI ST. JOSEPH HEALTH MADISON HOSPITAL MADISONVILLE |
$454 | $139 | $338 | $135 | $731 | $490 | $850 | $2,207 | — |
| ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER - BRYAN BRYAN |
$454 | $107 | $107 | $107 | $731 | $154 | $850 | $2,207 | — |
| CHI ST JOSEPH HEALTH BURLESON HOSPITAL CALDWELL |
$454 | $139 | $649 | $135 | $731 | $828 | $850 | $2,207 | — |
| CHI ST JOSEPH HEALTH COLLEGE STATION HOSPITAL COLLEGE STATION |
$454 | $107 | $107 | $107 | $731 | $154 | $850 | $2,207 | — |
| HARDEMAN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL QUANAH |
$468 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH CARTHAGE CARTHAGE |
$475 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MULESHOE AREA MEDICAL CENTER MULESHOE |
$478 | $637 | $310 | $637 | — | $470 | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER HOUSTON |
$486 | $92.51 | $142 | $74.65 | $130 | — | $292 | $357 | — |
| MUENSTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MUENSTER |
$488 | $455 | $488 | — | — | $423 | $245 | — | — |
| 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 | — |
| HEART OF TEXAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BRADY |
$506 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $90.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| LYNN COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT TAHOKA |
$515 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DELL SETON MEDICAL CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN |
$520 | $107 | $777 | $112 | $1,610 | $107 | $194 | — | — |
| STARR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RIO GRANDE CITY |
$525 | $486 | $110 | $105 | — | $114 | — | — | $110 |
| TEXAS SURGICAL HOSPITAL PLANO |
$538 | $168 | $168 | $168 | $131 | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH ATHENS ATHENS |
$548 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HOSPITAL - WESTOVER HILLS SAN ANTONIO |
$555 | $99.85 | $99.85 | $99.85 | $1,028 | $99.85 | $99.85 | $1,093 | $99.85 |
| ASCENSION PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL WACO |
$556 | $107 | $106 | $106 | $880 | $156 | — | — | — |
| ST LUKE'S HEALTH - MEMORIAL LIVINGSTON LIVINGSTON |
$557 | $107 | $107 | $107 | $107 | — | $107 | $2,525 | — |
| ST LUKES HEALTH MEMORIAL LUFKIN LUFKIN |
$557 | $101 | $101 | $101 | $101 | — | $101 | $2,525 | — |
| ST. LUKE'S HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SAN AUGUSTINE SAN AUGUSTINE |
$557 | $106 | $96.94 | $106 | $102 | — | $96.94 | $2,525 | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 70480, 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: $1,204 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $2,047 for this?
That is the median of what the 389 Texas hospitals above publish for Ct scan of cranial cavity 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 70480 in Texas, Medicare reimburses about $157 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 $20,570 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 13.1x 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 without contrast cost in Texas?
- Cash prices for ct scan of cranial cavity without contrast (CPT 70480) in Texas range from $4.31 to $20,570, with a median of $2,047. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of cranial cavity 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 70480 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.