# CPT 70470: CT head/brain, without then with contrast

Medicare CPT 70470 pays $173.02 in a non-facility setting and $173.02 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $153.43 in Arkansas to $200.73 in Alaska, a 31% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70470-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Neurological Surgery, Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $173.02 |
| National facility | $173.02 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $200.73 | $200.73 |
| District of Columbia | $198.48 | $198.48 |
| California | $196.69 | $196.69 |
| Washington | $191.69 | $191.69 |
| New Jersey | $191.61 | $191.61 |
| New York | $190.93 | $190.93 |
| Massachusetts | $189.61 | $189.61 |
| Hawaii | $189.37 | $189.37 |
| Connecticut | $184.38 | $184.38 |
| Colorado | $181.09 | $181.09 |
| Oregon | $179.40 | $179.40 |
| Maryland | $179.26 | $179.26 |
| New Hampshire | $177.91 | $177.91 |
| Rhode Island | $177.72 | $177.72 |
| Florida | $176.29 | $176.29 |
| Minnesota | $174.63 | $174.63 |
| Puerto Rico | $174.39 | $174.39 |
| Virgin Islands | $174.39 | $174.39 |
| Montana | $173.01 | $173.01 |
| Nevada | $172.64 | $172.64 |
| Wyoming | $172.24 | $172.24 |
| Illinois | $171.56 | $171.56 |
| Delaware | $171.38 | $171.38 |
| North Dakota | $171.23 | $171.23 |
| Texas | $171.04 | $171.04 |
| South Dakota | $171.02 | $171.02 |
| Pennsylvania | $170.96 | $170.96 |
| Vermont | $170.25 | $170.25 |
| Virginia | $169.95 | $169.95 |
| Arizona | $168.60 | $168.60 |
| Georgia | $167.76 | $167.76 |
| Michigan | $166.40 | $166.40 |
| Maine | $166.17 | $166.17 |
| Wisconsin | $165.54 | $165.54 |
| Utah | $164.99 | $164.99 |
| North Carolina | $163.32 | $163.32 |
| New Mexico | $162.95 | $162.95 |
| South Carolina | $162.79 | $162.79 |
| Missouri | $162.38 | $162.38 |
| Indiana | $162.08 | $162.08 |
| Louisiana | $161.97 | $161.97 |
| Ohio | $161.85 | $161.85 |
| Nebraska | $161.25 | $161.25 |
| Idaho | $161.14 | $161.14 |
| Iowa | $160.27 | $160.27 |
| Tennessee | $159.92 | $159.92 |
| Kansas | $159.18 | $159.18 |
| Oklahoma | $158.59 | $158.59 |
| Kentucky | $158.49 | $158.49 |
| West Virginia | $157.47 | $157.47 |
| Alabama | $155.64 | $155.64 |
| Mississippi | $154.36 | $154.36 |
| Arkansas | $153.43 | $153.43 |

## Related codes

- 70450: CT head/brain, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70450-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70460: CT head/brain, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70460-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 70470 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