# CT scan, head, with and without contrast in GA

Billing code `70470`. Prices for this code at 115 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/ct-scan-head-with-and-without-contrast

HC CT SCAN HEAD COMBO - CT HEAD W WO CONTRAST

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

A procedure code is billed twice -- once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work -- and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. Of the hospitals here, 49 publish a facility charge; 7 publish both, mixed together; 59 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $166 |
| Typical | $521 |
| Dearest tenth | $1,509 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 9-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Memorial Hospital | MONTICELLO | not rated | $85 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,013 | $54 | $90 | 19 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $116 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $4,280 | $32 | $3,852 | 183 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $884 | $103 | $6,096 | $56 | $4,877 | 120 |
| Donalsonville Hospital | DONALSONVILLE | not rated | $123 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,191 | $30 | $2,191 | 28 |
| Jefferson Hospital | LOUISVILLE | not rated | $124 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $114 | $65 | $177 | 80 |
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | HINESVILLE | not rated | $128 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $575 | $124 | $575 | 6 |
| SGMC Health Lanier | LAKELAND | not rated | $157 | $157 | not mentioned | $2,816 | $154 | $231 | 3 |
| Optim Medical Center - Screven | SYLVANIA | not rated | $157 | $157 | not mentioned | $1,426 | $154 | $410 | 14 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $160 | $160 | not mentioned | not published | $78 | $579 | 11 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | DALTON | 3/5 | $161 | $161 | not mentioned | $4,973 | $150 | $172 | 2 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $161 | $161 | not mentioned | $1,276 | $154 | $763 | 7 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $165 | $165 | not mentioned | $1,157 | $157 | $456 | 9 |
| SGMC Health | VALDOSTA | 2/5 | $168 | $168 | not mentioned | $2,816 | $122 | $199 | 4 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $1,611 | $148 | $1,060 | $56 | $2,193 | 85 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $1,742 | $152 | $1,708 | $56 | $3,176 | 91 |
| Flint River Community Hospital | MONTEZUMA | not rated | $179 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,844 | $179 | $179 | 6 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $180 | $180 | not mentioned | $1,276 | $173 | $525 | 6 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $180 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $175 | $166 | $3,493 | 41 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $180 | $180 | not mentioned | $1,526 | $175 | $193 | 15 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $183 | $183 | not mentioned | $1,276 | $176 | $525 | 6 |
| SGMC Berrien Campus | NASHVILLE | not rated | $184 | $184 | not mentioned | $2,816 | $153 | $229 | 3 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $189 | $189 | not mentioned | $1,276 | $182 | $525 | 6 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $192 | $192 | not mentioned | not published | $154 | $400 | 8 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $192 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $4,432 | $90 | $3,989 | 152 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $204 | $204 | not mentioned | $2,303 | $176 | $711 | 12 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $207 | $207 | not mentioned | $3,977 | $163 | $435 | 6 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $210 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $6,074 | $200 | $5,467 | 52 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $210 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $9,735 | $79 | $8,762 | 187 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $211 | $211 | not mentioned | not published | $169 | $400 | 8 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $215 | $215 | not mentioned | $727 | $154 | $1,504 | 9 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $215 | $215 | not mentioned | $727 | $154 | $1,504 | 9 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $221 | $221 | not mentioned | $2,303 | $176 | $711 | 13 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $221 | $221 | not mentioned | $2,303 | $178 | $711 | 13 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $221 | $221 | not mentioned | $2,303 | $176 | $711 | 13 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $221 | $221 | not mentioned | $2,303 | $178 | $711 | 13 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $221 | $221 | not mentioned | $2,303 | $178 | $711 | 13 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $225 | $225 | not mentioned | $3,977 | $175 | $743 | 8 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $239 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $7,320 | $85 | $6,588 | 201 |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | CORDELE | 2/5 | $257 | $257 | not mentioned | $2,528 | $213 | $278 | 3 |
| Taylor Regional Hospital | HAWKINSVILLE | not rated | $258 | $258 | not mentioned | $1,382 | $258 | $519 | 4 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $273 | $273 | not mentioned | $13,970 | $182 | $507 | 7 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $277 | $277 | not mentioned | $1,881 | $154 | $640 | 20 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $294 | $294 | not mentioned | $1,881 | $173 | $672 | 13 |
| Bacon County Hospital | ALMA | not rated | $297 | $297 | not mentioned | $2,210 | $169 | $622 | 9 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $299 | $299 | not mentioned | $1,881 | $176 | $670 | 13 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $302 | $302 | not mentioned | $1,881 | $177 | $671 | 12 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $304 | $304 | not mentioned | $1,881 | $178 | $679 | 12 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $304 | $304 | not mentioned | $1,881 | $178 | $669 | 12 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $304 | $304 | not mentioned | $1,881 | $178 | $669 | 12 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $304 | $304 | not mentioned | $1,881 | $178 | $695 | 12 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $336 | $336 | not mentioned | $1,881 | $294 | $657 | 5 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $586 | $168 | $2,006 | $157 | $2,802 | 76 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $1,141 | $148 | $878 | $65 | $1,633 | 86 |
| Phoebe Worth Medical Center | SYLVESTER | not rated | $400 | $400 | not mentioned | not published | $400 | $400 | 1 |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center | SANDERSVILLE | not rated | $400 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $470 | $154 | $1,502 | 25 |
| Optim Medical Center - Tattnall | REIDSVILLE | not rated | $450 | $450 | not mentioned | $1,426 | $410 | $480 | 3 |
| Bleckley Memorial Hospital | COCHRAN | not rated | $456 | $456 | not mentioned | $327 | $456 | $456 | 1 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | COLUMBUS | 5/5 | $521 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $980 | $380 | $2,775 | 16 |
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | $521 | $521 | not mentioned | $2,450 | $169 | $3,392 | 107 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $549 | $250 | $1,646 | $121 | $3,292 | 184 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | STATESBORO | 3/5 | $544 | $544 | not mentioned | $3,180 | $157 | $7,723 | 98 |
| Putnam General Hospital | EATONTON | not rated | $566 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $589 | $157 | $1,002 | 13 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | COLUMBUS | 2/5 | $567 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $980 | $405 | $2,957 | 17 |
| Evans Memorial Hospital | CLAXTON | not rated | $576 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $153 | $3,107 | 11 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $588 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,160 | $159 | $3,174 | 31 |
| Stephens County Hospital | TOCCOA | 2/5 | $620 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,140 | $173 | $1,710 | 20 |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital | GREENSBORO | 4/5 | $662 | $662 | not mentioned | $1,509 | $501 | $2,090 | 32 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $683 | $683 | not mentioned | $2,002 | $173 | $3,403 | 39 |
| Appling Healthcare | BAXLEY | not rated | $686 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $832 | $164 | $966 | 10 |
| Jeff Davis Hospital | HAZLEHURST | not rated | $724 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $739 | $358 | $1,626 | 19 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $758 | $250 | $1,646 | $124 | $3,292 | 92 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital | JASPER | 4/5 | $742 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,270 | $405 | $3,600 | 15 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital | MONROE | 4/5 | $742 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,270 | $380 | $3,812 | 15 |
| Morgan Medical Center | MADISON | not rated | $800 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $566 | $1,812 | 9 |
| Dodge County Hospital | EASTMAN | not rated | $822 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $153 | $3,901 | 11 |
| Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center | LAVONIA | 3/5 | $845 | $845 | not mentioned | $1,921 | $151 | $2,512 | 104 |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center | BLUE RIDGE | not rated | $873 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,619 | $172 | $4,366 | 792 |
| Wills Memorial Hospital | WASHINGTON | not rated | $901 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,001 | $887 | $1,216 | 14 |
| Monroe County Hospital | FORSYTH | not rated | $908 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $411 | $547 | $2,055 | 25 |
| Candler County Hospital | METTER | not rated | $966 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $56 | $2,547 | 13 |
| Union General Hospital | BLAIRSVILLE | 3/5 | $1,011 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,197 | $165 | $2,035 | 18 |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | BAINBRIDGE | 1/5 | $1,021 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,107 | $143 | $1,503 | 24 |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital | HIAWASSEE | not rated | $1,109 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,047 | $461 | $1,781 | 18 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | CEDARTOWN | not rated | $1,115 | $1,115 | not mentioned | $2,788 | $250 | $5,018 | 37 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $1,128 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $4,034 | $113 | $5,379 | 135 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $1,134 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $4,034 | $113 | $5,379 | 134 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $1,141 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $4,034 | $113 | $5,379 | 133 |
| Effingham Health System | SPRINGFIELD | not rated | $1,144 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,656 | $424 | $3,881 | 14 |
| Clinch Memorial Hospital | HOMERVILLE | not rated | $1,194 | $1,194 | not mentioned | $628 | $1,006 | $1,257 | 39 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | AUGUSTA | 2/5 | $1,208 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $980 | $438 | $2,939 | 21 |
| University Mcduffie County Regional Medical Center | THOMSON | not rated | $1,254 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $980 | $438 | $2,939 | 16 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $1,269 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $4,034 | $113 | $5,379 | 140 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $1,269 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $4,034 | $113 | $5,379 | 140 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus | SAINT MARYS | 4/5 | $1,284 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $56 | $1,862 | 64 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | BRUNSWICK | 2/5 | $1,284 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $56 | $1,862 | 64 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | ATHENS | 4/5 | $1,338 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,270 | $405 | $3,473 | 16 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | STOCKBRIDGE | 2/5 | $1,342 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,270 | $359 | $3,600 | 16 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | FAYETTEVILLE | 3/5 | $1,342 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,270 | $390 | $3,600 | 16 |
| Piedmont Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $1,342 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,270 | $405 | $3,600 | 16 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | NEWNAN | 4/5 | $1,342 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,270 | $399 | $3,939 | 16 |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center | CLAYTON | not rated | $1,384 | $1,384 | not mentioned | $791 | $1,384 | $1,384 | 1 |
| Dorminy Medical Center | FITZGERALD | not rated | $1,400 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $796 | $387 | $1,512 | 27 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | CONYERS | 3/5 | $1,412 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,270 | $405 | $3,176 | 16 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | CARTERSVILLE | 3/5 | $1,574 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,417 | $405 | $7,251 | 16 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | JESUP | 3/5 | $1,609 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,056 | $1,298 | $1,900 | 18 |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | COVINGTON | 3/5 | $1,933 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,270 | $405 | $3,600 | 15 |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | MACON | 3/5 | $1,941 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,270 | $290 | $3,812 | 14 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital | MACON | 4/5 | $1,941 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,270 | $390 | $3,812 | 14 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | SNELLVILLE | 2/5 | $1,941 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,270 | $405 | $3,812 | 15 |
| Elbert Memorial Hospital | ELBERTON | not rated | $2,107 | $2,107 | not mentioned | $1,942 | $750 | $2,131 | 14 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $2,290 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,290 | $829 | $3,549 | 17 |
| Emanuel Medical Center | SWAINSBORO | 4/5 | $2,602 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $3,330 | $36 | $4,440 | 16 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite | ATLANTA | not rated | $3,008 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $4,388 | $1,834 | $4,388 | 28 |
| Athur M Blank Hospital | ATLANTA | not rated | $3,008 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $4,388 | $1,875 | $4,388 | 28 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $3,256 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $3,455 | $59 | $3,455 | 48 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 22 of the 105 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 83 it is higher.

## The doctor's side, roughly

Nationally, Medicare allows about $57 for the clinician who performs or reads this service, across 504 billing providers in 2024. That is a separate bill from everything above and is NOT added to any figure on this page -- it is here to show the rough size of what a hospital price leaves out.

7 of these 115 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Donalsonville Hospital, Jefferson Hospital, Jeff Davis Hospital, Monroe County Hospital, Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus, Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus, Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica.

## Others in imaging & radiology

- [CT scan, head, without contrast](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/ct-scan-head-without-contrast) -- 116 hospitals, typically $392
- [X-ray, chest, 2 views](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-chest-2-views) -- 115 hospitals, typically $93
- [X-ray, chest, 1 view](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-chest-1-view) -- 115 hospitals, typically $87
- [X-ray, neck spine, 2-3 views](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-neck-spine-2-3-views) -- 115 hospitals, typically $106
- [X-ray, lower back spine, 4 or more views](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-lower-back-spine-4-or-more-views) -- 115 hospitals, typically $143
- [X-ray, pelvis](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-pelvis) -- 115 hospitals, typically $107
- [X-ray, tailbone](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-tailbone) -- 115 hospitals, typically $98
- [X-ray, abdomen, 1 view](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-abdomen-1-view) -- 115 hospitals, typically $93

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Every procedure with a published price in GA: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga
Prices that look wrong: info@clearcharge.org

Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-28; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.