# CPT 70450: CT head/brain, without contrast

Medicare CPT 70450 pays $106.55 in a non-facility setting and $106.55 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $94.74 in Arkansas to $124.50 in Alaska, a 31% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70450-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Emergency Medicine, General Acute Care Hospital, Neurological Surgery, Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $106.55 |
| National facility | $106.55 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $124.50 | $124.50 |
| District of Columbia | $121.95 | $121.95 |
| California | $120.71 | $120.71 |
| New Jersey | $117.82 | $117.82 |
| Washington | $117.76 | $117.76 |
| New York | $117.46 | $117.46 |
| Massachusetts | $116.52 | $116.52 |
| Hawaii | $116.23 | $116.23 |
| Connecticut | $113.44 | $113.44 |
| Colorado | $111.36 | $111.36 |
| Maryland | $110.33 | $110.33 |
| Oregon | $110.33 | $110.33 |
| New Hampshire | $109.45 | $109.45 |
| Rhode Island | $109.39 | $109.39 |
| Florida | $108.70 | $108.70 |
| Minnesota | $107.37 | $107.37 |
| Puerto Rico | $107.36 | $107.36 |
| Virgin Islands | $107.36 | $107.36 |
| Montana | $106.54 | $106.54 |
| Nevada | $106.29 | $106.29 |
| Wyoming | $106.03 | $106.03 |
| Illinois | $105.88 | $105.88 |
| Delaware | $105.56 | $105.56 |
| Texas | $105.37 | $105.37 |
| North Dakota | $105.36 | $105.36 |
| Pennsylvania | $105.36 | $105.36 |
| South Dakota | $105.22 | $105.22 |
| Vermont | $104.79 | $104.79 |
| Virginia | $104.65 | $104.65 |
| Arizona | $103.88 | $103.88 |
| Georgia | $103.45 | $103.45 |
| Michigan | $102.68 | $102.68 |
| Maine | $102.39 | $102.39 |
| Wisconsin | $101.94 | $101.94 |
| Utah | $101.74 | $101.74 |
| North Carolina | $100.68 | $100.68 |
| New Mexico | $100.58 | $100.58 |
| South Carolina | $100.41 | $100.41 |
| Missouri | $100.20 | $100.20 |
| Louisiana | $99.96 | $99.96 |
| Indiana | $99.91 | $99.91 |
| Ohio | $99.88 | $99.88 |
| Nebraska | $99.39 | $99.39 |
| Idaho | $99.35 | $99.35 |
| Iowa | $98.81 | $98.81 |
| Tennessee | $98.63 | $98.63 |
| Kansas | $98.18 | $98.18 |
| Oklahoma | $97.88 | $97.88 |
| Kentucky | $97.85 | $97.85 |
| West Virginia | $97.35 | $97.35 |
| Alabama | $96.08 | $96.08 |
| Mississippi | $95.35 | $95.35 |
| Arkansas | $94.74 | $94.74 |

## Related codes

- 70460: CT head/brain, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70460-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70470: CT head/brain, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70470-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70480: CT orbit/sella/posterior fossa, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70480-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70486: CT maxillofacial, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70486-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70487: CT maxillofacial, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70487-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70490: CT soft tissue neck, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70490-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70491: CT soft tissue neck, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70491-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70492: CT soft tissue neck, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70492-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 70450 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules