How much does a CT scan cost without insurance?

Cash prices published by 129 hospitals and imaging centers in 4 metro areas, next to what insurers negotiated.

Hospital files dated January 1, 2026 – September 25, 2026 · Data checked October 2, 2026 · How we read these files · Report an error

Published cash price

$102–$38,564

what 129 hospitals and imaging centers list for a self-pay CT scan

Typical insured rate

$1,115

median of every commercial plan rate in the files

Lowest insured rate

$76.69

Renaissance (Commercial|All Plans), St. Luke's Health Sugar Land Hospital

By procedure

CT scan
Procedure	Published cash price	Typical insured rate	Lowest insured rate	Hospitals
Head CTCPT 70450	$102–$15,070	$846	$76.69	130
Chest CTCPT 71250	$102–$17,587	$917	$76.69	130
Chest CT with contrastCPT 71260	$171–$18,851	$1,115	$128	130
Abdomen and pelvis CTCPT 74176	$232–$32,860	$1,186	$120	130
Abdomen and pelvis CT with contrastCPT 74177	$343–$38,564	$1,458	$253	130

Bars use a log scale. The coral bar runs from the lowest to the highest published cash price; the blue dot marks the typical insured rate.