Posted Price

CT scan of the head, without contrast at UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center

CPT 70450 · San Diego, CA

Cash price$1,558.70
Gross charge$2,834.00
Insurer rates$84.91 – $3,825.90

These are UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated April 1, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 80 California hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $133.00, median $2,288.00, highest $14,900.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
0.0 mi$864.40$3,457.622026-03-30
Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Center
Coronado, CA
4.2 mi$2,785.50$3,714.002026-04-01
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
4.7 mi$2,785.50$3,714.002026-04-01
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
San Diego, CA
4.7 mi$1,882.50$2,510.002026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego
San Diego, CA
6.3 mi$2,288.00$4,400.002026-04-01
Paradise Valley Hospital
National City, CA
6.9 mi$133.00$2,498.272026-09-01
Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
8.7 mi$2,785.50$3,714.002026-04-01
Scripps Memorial Hospital la Jolla
La Jolla, CA
8.9 mi$864.40$3,457.622026-03-30

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 70450 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
Ct Scan Head Or Brain
standard_charge_information[4655]
both$1,558.70$2,834.00$84.91 – $3,825.90

The first row is the one used above. A price for one code usually covers the hospital's facility charge only; the doctor, anesthesia, pathology and other services can be billed separately. Ask the hospital for a good faith estimate before a scheduled service: if you pay yourself and the bill comes in $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it under the No Surprises Act.

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