Head CT scan cost in San Diego, CA

CT scan of the head or brain without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices published by 6 hospitals within 25 miles of San Diego.

Lowest published price$1,883
Typical price (median)$2,786
Highest published price$3,793

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 San Diego

  • Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego

    San Diego · 5.7 mi

    $1,883

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Palomar Medical Center Poway

    Poway · 19.2 mi

    $2,469

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Sharp Coronado Hospital

    Coronado · 2.5 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $2,786

    cash

  • Sharp McDonald Center

    San Diego · 5.7 mi · Same price at 2 other locations

    $2,786

    cash

  • Sharp Grossmont Hospital

    La Mesa · 9.3 mi

    $2,786

    cash

  • Kindred Hospital San Diego

    San Diego · 2.7 mi

    $3,793

    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. 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