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

MR angiography, head, without contrast · CPT 70544

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Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, without contrast)

An MRA maps the arteries inside the head rather than the brain tissue itself. It is used to look for an aneurysm, a narrowed or blocked vessel, or a tear in an artery wall. This version needs no injected dye, because moving blood provides the signal on its own.

$128.15

lowest cash price

$1,897.53

national median

$18,939.79

highest cash price

928

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $128.15–$18,939.79 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$128.15

Banner Heart Hospital — Mesa, AZ

Most expensive published cash price

$18,939.79

HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER — Houston, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($2,109.55) → Sep 1, 2026 ($4,244.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $1,546.86 $3,430.44 $3,673.02
Arizona 22 $128.15 $436.57 $2,657.11
Arkansas 7 $561.60 $1,018.21 $3,752.00
California 90 $558.90 $2,132.00 $8,521.47
Colorado 17 $332.35 $5,303.82 $13,065.80
Florida 78 $574.06 $5,304.80 $18,819.61
Georgia 25 $1,277.24 $1,948.00 $11,676.27
Hawaii 2 $809.28 $809.28 $2,092.50
Illinois 51 $715.11 $2,876.30 $4,532.40
Indiana 26 $582.60 $783.00 $3,258.04
Iowa 30 $966.61 $2,525.42 $14,897.55
Kansas 11 $1,348.80 $2,324.13 $11,704.89
Kentucky 25 $755.32 $2,656.20 $15,092.29
Louisiana 1 $585.00 $585.00 $585.00
Maine 7 $1,884.20 $2,139.80 $2,772.30
Maryland 2 $547.80 $547.80 $547.80
Michigan 27 $233.59 $1,902.00 $3,936.00
Minnesota 19 $729.74 $2,638.40 $3,235.20
Mississippi 11 $252.78 $930.25 $1,093.50
Missouri 20 $957.66 $1,337.70 $9,588.13
Montana 2 $1,004.00 $1,004.00 $1,759.20
Nebraska 13 $607.20 $1,452.36 $4,009.45
Nevada 3 $1,018.44 $1,340.09 $1,483.90
New Hampshire 1 $3,932.90 $3,932.90 $3,932.90
New Jersey 21 $264.17 $606.43 $798.19
New Mexico 2 $2,192.82 $2,192.82 $2,192.82
New York 23 $286.04 $286.04 $6,750.00
North Carolina 15 $1,737.00 $1,737.00 $3,891.00
North Dakota 4 $2,216.00 $2,276.80 $2,667.20
Ohio 54 $928.20 $1,432.50 $4,774.80
Oklahoma 16 $599.59 $1,483.35 $3,302.00
Oregon 13 $212.76 $1,626.00 $2,205.00
Pennsylvania 31 $473.50 $1,741.80 $6,214.20
South Carolina 11 $595.50 $1,407.00 $5,303.00
South Dakota 7 $2,590.40 $2,653.60 $2,849.60
Tennessee 38 $299.32 $604.95 $11,471.75
Texas 112 $608.83 $2,394.15 $18,939.79
Virginia 43 $593.63 $2,452.50 $7,847.00
Washington 32 $569.92 $1,658.25 $2,956.80
West Virginia 17 $670.50 $1,406.00 $2,656.20
Wisconsin 33 $852.72 $2,110.00 $5,058.83
Wyoming 4 $572.88 $1,360.40 $1,621.04

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX $5,560.82 $222.20 – $1,046.00
Adventhealth Dade City Dade City, FL $5,626.72 $249.17 – $564.79
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL $5,763.15 $249.17 – $553.15
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa, FL $5,763.15 $249.17 – $553.15
Adventhealth Riverview Riverview, FL $5,763.15 $690.31 – $690.31
Adventhealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL $5,763.15 $249.17 – $553.15
Adventhealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL $5,763.15 $249.17 – $577.84
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $5,776.24 $210.94 – $2,635.76
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA $5,786.65 $213.30 – $2,308.68
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO $6,052.45 $131.00 – $433.47
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA, VA $6,060.46 $210.84 – $2,308.68
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg, VA $6,162.86 $142.20 – $517.79
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $6,214.20 $248.89 – $1,318.04
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $6,324.40 $236.71 – $510.04
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $6,350.70 $210.94 – $3,188.16
Adventhealth Sebring Sebring, FL $6,352.73 $255.40 – $566.26
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER ANTIOCH, TN $6,415.71 $313.62 – $593.65
HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL PLANTATION, FL $6,538.00 $391.22 – $2,798.96
HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL NEWBERRY, FL $6,544.52 $517.79 – $2,772.82
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA $6,644.28 $321.54 – $2,658.71
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL $6,719.91 $249.17 – $454.98
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $6,750.00 $271.73 – $1,817.00
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG, VA $6,808.00 $233.77 – $517.79
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX $7,149.09 $222.20 – $1,046.00
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI, VA $7,257.00 $193.94 – $517.79
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL HIALEAH, FL $7,279.00 $391.22 – $2,776.03
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford, TX $7,338.14 $222.20 – $761.00
HCA FLORIDA LEHIGH HOSPITAL LEHIGH ACRES, FL $7,483.48 $517.79 – $1,922.00
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL ENGLEWOOD, FL $7,483.48 $517.79 – $2,584.58
HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL $7,729.00 $391.22 – $2,673.26
HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL HUDSON, FL $7,746.98 $517.79 – $2,584.58
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $7,785.05 $24.00 – $1,838.19
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving, TX $7,787.12 $222.20 – $1,046.00
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR, VA $7,791.00 $286.97 – $517.79
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE, VA $7,847.00 $252.23 – $517.79
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL $7,957.87 $517.79 – $2,584.58
HCA FLORIDA NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ST PETERSBURG, FL $8,012.91 $1,922.00 – $2,584.58
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $8,521.47 $210.94 – $3,256.54
HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITAL PANAMA CITY, FL $8,632.50 $517.79 – $2,445.34
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN $8,845.46 $313.62 – $593.65
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET, TN $8,847.21 $313.62 – $593.65
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE, TN $9,048.26 $313.62 – $593.65
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX $9,163.07 $218.87 – $1,046.00
HCA FLORIDA OAK HILL HOSPITAL BROOKSVILLE, FL $9,324.00 $517.79 – $2,584.58
HCA FLORIDA TRINITY HOSPITAL TRINITY, FL $9,531.67 $517.79 – $2,584.58
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit, MO $9,588.13 $131.00 – $1,074.00
HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITAL TAMARAC, FL $9,723.75 $391.22 – $2,798.96
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH TAMPA HOSPITAL Tampa, FL $9,948.57 $517.79 – $2,584.58
HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL VENICE, FL $10,193.04 $517.79 – $2,584.58
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $10,540.95 $18.00 – $1,838.19

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