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CT Scan Head/ Brain-Without Contrast / NCCT Head/Brain Test Cost in India (2026)

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Official CGHS rate
₹704 – ₹1,035

For CT scan head/ Brain-Without contrast / NCCT Head/Brain, under the CGHS rate list effective 13 October 2025. Tier I city at an NABH lab: ₹1,035.

≈ $10.90 in Tier I
₹704
Lowest: Tier III, non-NABH
−32%
Max saving by city and hospital
#26 of 147
in Radiology and Imaging (cheapest first)
RI062
CGHS code

Official CGHS name: CT Scan Head/ Brain-Without Contrast / NCCT Head/Brain.

Save ₹331

The same CT scan head costs 32% less at a non-NABH centre in a Tier III city than at an NABH centre in a Tier I city.

Cheaper than 83%

of the other 146 rates in Radiology and Imaging. The most expensive is Diagnostic Digital Subtraction Angiography at ₹13,400.

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₹1,035
CGHS package₹1,035
In US dollars$10.90
By city and hospital

CT Scan Head: CGHS rate in every city tier

Tier I city₹1,035
Tier II city₹932
Tier III city₹828
CT Scan Head: CGHS rate by city tier, NABH-accredited hospitals (INR)
CT Scan Head CGHS rates
City tierNABH hospitalNon-NABH hospitalNABH in USD
Tier I₹1,035₹880$10.90
Tier II₹932₹792$9.82
Tier III₹828₹704$8.72

CGHS rate list effective 13 October 2025. USD at ECB rate of 23 October 2026.

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Where CT scan head sits among Radiology and Imaging rates

Cheapest: ₹200Most expensive: ₹13,400

Position 26 of 147 by Tier I NABH rate. One of the more affordable items in this specialty.

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How much does CT scan head/ Brain-Without contrast / NCCT Head/Brain cost in India?
Under the CGHS rate list, CT scan head costs between ₹704 and ₹1,035, depending on the city tier and whether the hospital is NABH-accredited. In a Tier I city at an NABH hospital it is ₹1,035.
Is it cheaper outside big cities?
Yes. The CGHS rate is ₹932 in a Tier II city and ₹828 in a Tier III city at an NABH lab.
What is the official name and code?
CGHS code RI062: CT Scan Head/ Brain-Without Contrast / NCCT Head/Brain.
Evidence

Sources

  1. Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. CGHS Rate List (revised rates, CGHS O.M. F.No.5-16/CGHS(HQ)/HEC/2024 dated 03.10.2025, effective 13.10.2025). cghs.mohfw.gov.in/AHIMSG5/hissso/cghsRateListLogin. Retrieved 25 October 2026.
  2. European Central Bank. Euro foreign exchange reference rates (2026-10-23). www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-daily.xml. Retrieved 25 October 2026.

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