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CT scan of the head

A cross-sectional X-ray scan of the head, without contrast dye. Common after a head injury or for sudden severe headache.

47 hospitals · 1319 published rates Cheapest $19.07 · dearest $1,484.70

Sorted cheapest first. A published figure that behaves like a placeholder rather than a real price — one cent, or a figure orders of magnitude below what other hospitals publish for the same billing code — never leads this order. It stays listed, after every other figure, ordered by its own amount among the others like it.

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Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network)
47 published rates
$76.49 – $2,404.84
negotiated rate

Comparisons against other hospitals were computed on 2 November 2026. Each price carries its own fetch date; a comparison is a snapshot of what other hospitals had published when it ran, not a standing fact.

Why a range? One insurer publishes different rates for different plans at the same hospital — a PPO and an HMO under the same name can differ several times over. We show what the hospital published rather than collapsing it into a single number that might not be yours.