70450
CT head/brain without contrast
CT head/brain without contrast is the #93 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $2.13B in payments across 35.1M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $45.53. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $175.03 per claim, 3.8× the median.
Total Paid
$2.13B
0.19% of all spending
Total Claims
35.1M
Providers
9K
Avg Cost/Claim
$61
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for 70450? Based on 9K providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$45.53
Average
$71.95
Std Dev
$86.84
Max
$1,652.39
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $23.13 and $77.15 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $11.92 and $175.03.
Top 1% bill above $402.89.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code 70450 (CT head/brain without contrast) was billed by 9K providers across 35.1M claims, totaling $2.13B in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 31.4M unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$45.53
Providers Billing
9K
National Spending
$2.13B
Avg/Median Ratio
1.58×
Moderately skewed
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 70450
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maricopa County Special Health Care District Phoenix, AZ · General Acute Care Hospital | $10.7M |
| 2 | Ohiohealth Corporation Columbus, OH · General Acute Care Hospital | $7.4M |
| 3 | Norton Hospitals Inc Louisville, KY · General Acute Care Hospital | $7.1M |
| 4 | 1487608931 | $6.5M |
| 5 | Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville, KY · General Acute Care Hospital | $6.4M |
| 6 | 1487740957 | $6.1M |
| 7 | 1669408159 | $6.1M |
| 8 | Our Lady Of The Lake Hospital Inc. Baton Rouge, LA · General Acute Care Hospital | $6.0M |
| 9 | University Of Kentucky Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital | $5.7M |
| 10 | Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA · General Acute Care Hospital | $5.7M |
| 11 | Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority Richmond, VA · General Acute Care Hospital | $5.4M |
| 12 | Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, OH · General Acute Care Hospital | $5.3M |
| 13 | Unm Hospital Albuquerque, NM · General Acute Care Hospital | $5.2M |
| 14 | Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center Atlanta, GA · Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology | $5.1M |
| 15 | Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ · General Acute Care Hospital | $5.0M |
| 16 | 1033745708 | $5.0M |
| 17 | Presbyterian Healthcare Services Albuquerque, NM · Emergency Medicine | $5.0M |
| 18 | 1548296106 | $5.0M |
| 19 | Medstar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · General Acute Care Hospital | $4.7M |
| 20 | 1336192665 | $4.7M |
Showing top 20 of 9K providers billing this code