Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, with and without contrast) cost at US hospitals

MR angiography, head, without and with contrast · CPT 70546

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Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, with and without contrast)

This maps the arteries of the head twice in one sitting — once using the motion of blood itself, then again after gadolinium is injected. The two sets are compared. It is ordered when the unenhanced picture alone is known to be unreliable for the question being asked.

$192.22

lowest cash price

$2,772.11

national median

$26,813.05

highest cash price

886

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $192.22–$26,813.05 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$192.22

Banner Heart Hospital — Mesa, AZ

Most expensive published cash price

$26,813.05

HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST — PASADENA, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($3,190.70) → Sep 1, 2026 ($6,218.40)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $2,406.18 $5,741.58 $5,942.04
Arizona 22 $192.22 $654.86 $3,455.50
Arkansas 7 $950.55 $1,730.52 $5,740.00
California 88 $776.25 $3,328.00 $12,859.13
Colorado 17 $498.52 $8,116.63 $21,902.75
Florida 80 $638.34 $7,760.17 $25,470.41
Georgia 25 $1,736.93 $1,914.51 $14,753.51
Hawaii 2 $1,232.64 $1,232.64 $2,910.00
Illinois 51 $1,250.00 $3,309.12 $6,034.32
Indiana 26 $582.60 $1,045.50 $3,957.44
Iowa 27 $1,368.80 $3,607.50 $11,178.00
Kansas 11 $1,363.20 $3,833.42 $14,041.77
Kentucky 22 $981.81 $2,779.20 $17,770.59
Louisiana 2 $870.74 $870.74 $870.74
Maine 7 $3,190.70 $3,347.25 $4,634.85
Maryland 2 $843.00 $843.00 $843.00
Michigan 27 $360.49 $3,520.00 $5,993.00
Minnesota 19 $1,094.50 $2,772.11 $4,066.40
Mississippi 9 $444.18 $1,330.77 $2,155.95
Missouri 20 $1,399.86 $2,031.15 $11,514.43
Montana 2 $2,870.40 $2,870.40 $3,552.00
Nebraska 11 $1,948.73 $2,120.58 $4,650.35
Nevada 3 $1,527.66 $2,264.64 $2,507.67
New Hampshire 1 $4,469.80 $4,469.80 $4,469.80
New Jersey 21 $390.30 $764.59 $1,017.83
New Mexico 2 $2,623.74 $2,623.74 $2,623.74
New York 22 $422.61 $422.61 $10,546.00
North Carolina 15 $2,570.48 $2,570.48 $6,557.00
North Dakota 4 $3,496.80 $3,603.20 $3,644.00
Ohio 54 $1,233.70 $2,069.50 $6,960.00
Oklahoma 14 $838.98 $2,076.25 $4,104.00
Oregon 13 $261.36 $2,449.50 $3,450.75
Pennsylvania 26 $638.00 $2,854.80 $9,808.20
South Carolina 11 $1,091.50 $1,702.50 $4,975.80
South Dakota 7 $3,671.20 $3,762.40 $4,208.80
Tennessee 37 $489.16 $668.55 $18,797.98
Texas 114 $703.23 $2,857.68 $26,813.05
Virginia 38 $656.19 $3,323.00 $15,247.00
Washington 32 $1,512.16 $2,247.43 $5,163.90
West Virginia 16 $1,122.00 $2,455.50 $3,063.50
Wisconsin 32 $966.72 $2,825.43 $5,194.75
Wyoming 4 $859.32 $2,040.92 $2,431.94

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $2,360.00 $539.81 – $3,776.00
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $2,370.54 $296.87 – $8,699.20
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $2,386.50 not published
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $2,393.25 $330.06 – $594.11
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $2,394.00 not published
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $2,406.18 $339.95 – $772.93
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo, WI $2,415.05 $254.15 – $5,483.62
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $2,419.90 $340.77 – $719.22
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $2,422.17 $341.56 – $3,537.19
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $2,425.15 $68.99 – $2,618.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $2,425.20 $338.67 – $1,639.51
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $2,425.20 $341.09 – $1,643.20
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $2,427.75 $206.69 – $468.85
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $2,428.38 $355.83 – $5,022.03
Community Hospital Torrington, WY $2,431.94 $1,398.76 – $3,083.63
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA $2,435.30 $448.71 – $1,939.12
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $2,437.63 $1,002.46 – $5,520.03
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $2,449.50 $301.40 – $709.64
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $2,449.50 $267.24 – $1,515.42
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $2,449.50 $267.24 – $1,515.42
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $2,449.50 $267.24 – $1,515.42
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $2,449.50 $267.24 – $1,515.42
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $2,455.50 $52.25 – $629.39
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $2,456.35 $224.84 – $3,535.68
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $2,466.50 $52.25 – $1,422.66
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $2,475.00 $64.53 – $1,048.58
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $2,477.80 $206.69 – $2,227.49
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN $2,482.17 $315.33 – $4,107.60
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $2,486.90 $381.87 – $630.08
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $2,503.80 not published
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $2,507.67 $189.74 – $7,622.43
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $2,511.60 not published
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $2,530.00 $342.45 – $1,866.70
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $2,531.50 $52.25 – $582.78
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $2,534.35 $333.12 – $336.45
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $2,544.48 $58.90 – $21,628.08
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $2,552.80 not published
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $2,563.20 $122.85 – $3,844.80
Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC $2,570.48 $65.25 – $4,883.90
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord, NC $2,570.48 $65.25 – $4,883.90
Atrium Health Mercy Charlotte, NC $2,570.48 $65.25 – $4,729.67
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC $2,570.48 $65.25 – $4,729.67
Atrium Health Stanly Albermarle, NC $2,570.48 $65.25 – $4,935.31
Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte Charlotte, NC $2,570.48 $65.25 – $4,524.04
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC $2,570.48 $65.25 – $4,883.90
Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC $2,570.48 $65.25 – $4,883.90
Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC $2,570.48 $65.25 – $4,883.90
Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte Charlotte, NC $2,570.48 $65.25 – $4,729.67
Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC $2,570.48 $65.25 – $4,729.67
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC $2,570.48 $65.25 – $4,626.86

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