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How Much Does Ct scan head or brain without contrast Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 70450 — Ct scan head or brain without contrast

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🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.4x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $38.91 vs AA at $28.11.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
AK$38.91$388.7K10.0K60
VI$36.25$6.7K1843
NY$35.03$9.9M281.7K1.1K
DC$34.56$601.5K17.4K69
MD$34.48$4.1M119.0K395
NJ$34.04$5.2M153.3K559
CA$33.65$14.4M427.0K2.0K
AE$32.96$4.3K1292
FL$32.71$11.8M360.5K1.4K
CT$32.33$2.2M67.7K325
GU$32.00$32.7K1.0K9
DE$31.63$658.2K20.8K58
AZ$31.61$2.8M87.1K342
MA$31.60$4.6M146.6K587
RI$31.55$702.3K22.3K103
TX$31.16$11.1M357.4K1.4K
NV$31.10$1.1M36.3K179
IL$31.02$7.1M227.3K892
WA$30.98$2.7M88.3K404
WY$30.92$198.7K6.4K35
PR$30.90$117.0K3.8K58
VA$30.74$4.5M146.8K568
CO$30.73$2.6M85.8K350
AP$30.62$18.4K6025
MN$30.59$5.7M185.3K790
PA$30.51$6.5M212.0K962
GA$30.47$4.3M140.8K591
MT$30.40$399.9K13.2K73
HI$30.27$433.6K14.3K86
NC$30.16$5.4M180.6K772
MI$30.06$4.3M142.0K594
SC$30.04$2.5M83.1K363
OR$30.00$1.2M39.7K262
MO$29.95$3.7M123.8K494
KS$29.93$1.3M42.7K167
XX$29.92$12.0K4021
ND$29.73$276.8K9.3K56
OH$29.62$4.7M157.2K783
NH$29.52$840.3K28.5K128
TN$29.48$3.4M116.9K565
LA$29.46$1.9M64.2K316
NM$29.45$670.5K22.8K119
ME$29.44$472.1K16.0K92
IN$29.43$2.9M97.2K412
KY$29.39$1.6M55.5K257
UT$29.34$743.7K25.3K171
IA$29.30$1.2M41.3K190
OK$29.29$1.9M66.2K231
AL$29.18$2.3M77.9K338
NE$29.11$1.1M38.8K138
WI$29.01$2.4M83.7K525

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Ramin AkhavanDiagnostic RadiologyVA$113.8K3.5K$32.28
Navid ZenoozDiagnostic RadiologyCA$102.4K3.0K$34.18
Amjad SafviDiagnostic RadiologyIL$87.3K2.8K$31.00
Eliyahu EngelsohnDiagnostic RadiologyNY$87.2K905$96.31
Craig WarshallDiagnostic RadiologyNY$83.8K2.4K$34.57
Gregory BoysDiagnostic RadiologyTX$75.6K2.2K$33.79
Joseph LuritoDiagnostic RadiologyMD$75.1K2.1K$35.36
Edmund HarrisDiagnostic RadiologyNJ$73.1K2.4K$30.54
Syed AkbarDiagnostic RadiologyIL$72.9K2.3K$32.21
David GolovoyDiagnostic RadiologyMI$72.5K2.4K$30.38
Howard SeigermanDiagnostic RadiologyNJ$71.5K2.0K$36.39
Lee MonseinDiagnostic RadiologyDC$71.1K2.1K$34.23
Crysela SmithDiagnostic RadiologyTX$69.9K2.3K$30.38
Kok Chye TanDiagnostic RadiologyCA$66.5K2.1K$31.12
Joseph NguyenDiagnostic RadiologyTX$66.2K2.1K$32.06
Jeremy HallDiagnostic RadiologyTX$64.2K2.1K$30.99
Myles MitsunagaDiagnostic RadiologyCA$64.2K2.1K$30.65
Wilson AltmeyerDiagnostic RadiologyTX$64.1K2.0K$32.22
Daniel LucasDiagnostic RadiologyAZ$63.5K2.2K$29.24
Elliot LernerDiagnostic RadiologyNJ$62.4K1.7K$36.39

🤔 Is Ct scan head or brain without contrast Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 70450 shows a 1.4x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.

Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.