# CPT 70460: CT head/brain, with contrast

Medicare CPT 70460 pays $148.30 in a non-facility setting and $148.30 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $131.54 in Arkansas to $172.38 in Alaska, a 31% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70460-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Neurological Surgery, Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $148.30 |
| National facility | $148.30 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $172.38 | $172.38 |
| District of Columbia | $169.95 | $169.95 |
| California | $168.14 | $168.14 |
| New Jersey | $164.12 | $164.12 |
| Washington | $164.02 | $164.02 |
| New York | $163.67 | $163.67 |
| Massachusetts | $162.28 | $162.28 |
| Hawaii | $161.91 | $161.91 |
| Connecticut | $158.02 | $158.02 |
| Colorado | $155.03 | $155.03 |
| Maryland | $153.62 | $153.62 |
| Oregon | $153.57 | $153.57 |
| New Hampshire | $152.37 | $152.37 |
| Rhode Island | $152.26 | $152.26 |
| Florida | $151.51 | $151.51 |
| Puerto Rico | $149.45 | $149.45 |
| Virgin Islands | $149.45 | $149.45 |
| Minnesota | $149.33 | $149.33 |
| Montana | $148.29 | $148.29 |
| Nevada | $147.91 | $147.91 |
| Wyoming | $147.52 | $147.52 |
| Illinois | $147.50 | $147.50 |
| Delaware | $146.88 | $146.88 |
| Pennsylvania | $146.61 | $146.61 |
| Texas | $146.61 | $146.61 |
| North Dakota | $146.51 | $146.51 |
| South Dakota | $146.30 | $146.30 |
| Vermont | $145.73 | $145.73 |
| Virginia | $145.57 | $145.57 |
| Arizona | $144.50 | $144.50 |
| Georgia | $143.95 | $143.95 |
| Michigan | $142.90 | $142.90 |
| Maine | $142.35 | $142.35 |
| Wisconsin | $141.66 | $141.66 |
| Utah | $141.48 | $141.48 |
| North Carolina | $139.94 | $139.94 |
| New Mexico | $139.89 | $139.89 |
| South Carolina | $139.60 | $139.60 |
| Missouri | $139.32 | $139.32 |
| Louisiana | $139.00 | $139.00 |
| Ohio | $138.88 | $138.88 |
| Indiana | $138.83 | $138.83 |
| Nebraska | $138.07 | $138.07 |
| Idaho | $138.03 | $138.03 |
| Iowa | $137.26 | $137.26 |
| Tennessee | $137.03 | $137.03 |
| Kansas | $136.39 | $136.39 |
| Oklahoma | $136.01 | $136.01 |
| Kentucky | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| West Virginia | $135.38 | $135.38 |
| Alabama | $133.43 | $133.43 |
| Mississippi | $132.43 | $132.43 |
| Arkansas | $131.54 | $131.54 |

## Related codes

- 70450: CT head/brain, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70450-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 70460 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