Head CT scan cost in Boston, MA

CT scan of the head or brain without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices published by 24 hospitals within 25 miles of Boston.

Lowest published price$539
Typical price (median)$1,257
Highest published price$3,492
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Lowest prices near Boston

  • Boston Medical Center

    Boston · 1.6 mi

    $539

    cash

  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear

    0.5 mi

    $668

    cash

  • New England Baptist Hospital

    Boston · 2.5 mi

    $671

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Milton

    Milton · 7.2 mi

    $887

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston · 2.0 mi

    $947

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Lahey Medical Center, Peabody

    Burlington · 12.7 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $1,022

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

    Boston · 4.1 mi

    $1,076

    cash

  • Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital

    Boston · 4.1 mi

    $1,076

    cash

  • Newton Wellesley Hospital

    10.2 mi

    $1,076

    cash

  • Salem Hospital

    13.6 mi

    $1,076

    cash

How to use these prices

A cash price is what the hospital says it charges patients who pay for themselves. An insured average is what insurance plans pay on average, which is a useful guide when a hospital doesn’t list a cash price. Ask the hospital for its self-pay price before you book, and for a written Good Faith Estimate.

For your doctor’s office: these prices are for billing code CPT 70450.

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These are estimates from prices hospitals publish under federal price transparency rules, from files dated Feb 2026. They are not a quote or a bill, and the hospital may charge a different amount. “Lowest” means the lowest published price we found, not a guaranteed price.

If you are uninsured or paying cash, you have the right to a written Good Faith Estimate from the provider before you schedule care, and you can dispute a bill that comes in $400 or more above it.

Your provider may bill a different code for the same visit. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. More about these prices