Head CT scan cost in Chicago, IL

CT scan of the head or brain without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 31 hospitals within 25 miles of Chicago.

Lowest published price$144
Typical price (median)$785
Highest published price$2,494

Most of these are the hospital's fee only. Doctors' fees, like the radiologist or surgeon, are usually billed separately.

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Lowest prices near Chicago

  • Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital

    3.6 mi

    $144

    cash

  • Saint Francis Hospital

    12.4 mi

    $144

    cash

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago · 2.2 mi

    $184

    cash

  • Rush Oak Park Hospital

    5.9 mi

    $217

    cash

  • Roseland Community Hospital

    11.2 mi

    $371

    cash

  • Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

    Melrose Park · 9.9 mi

    $442

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network)

    Chicago · 6.3 mi

    $490

    insured avg

  • Loyola University Medical Center

    Maywood · 8.8 mi

    $535

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center)

    19.6 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $602

    insured avg

  • UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange

    La Grange · 10.9 mi · Same price at 5 other locations

    $625

    cash · Hospital fee only

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 to Mar 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