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
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $1,130.50 $239.69 – $479.38
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $1,130.50 $644.40 – $644.40
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $1,137.50 not published
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $1,139.58 $46.02 – $823.34
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $1,141.52 $31.53 – $1,772.81
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $1,141.52 $1.70 – $1,531.55
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $1,141.52 $31.30 – $1,541.57
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $1,149.92 $567.00 – $2,221.31
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $1,167.40 $232.45 – $2,414.24
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $1,187.52 $54.36 – $179.00
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $1,205.50 not published
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $1,208.50 $42.21 – $426.88
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $1,210.00 $365.36 – $1,936.00
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,219.41 $6.98 – $1,637.91
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $1,230.00 $263.06 – $1,640.00
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $1,259.16 $232.50 – $620.95
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $1,261.68 $143.88 – $1,265.13
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $1,264.50 $42.21 – $401.87
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $1,268.40 $284.65 – $2,600.00
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $1,270.20 $42.97 – $700.00
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $1,270.20 $42.97 – $700.00
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $1,275.60 $8.73 – $335.00
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $1,277.24 $340.07 – $3,495.15
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $1,277.24 $186.96 – $3,020.50
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $1,298.95 $932.36 – $2,055.43
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $1,301.30 $279.05 – $414.23
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $1,302.80 $268.38 – $1,039.16
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $1,302.80 $260.57 – $1,041.50
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY $1,307.22 $295.29 – $295.29
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $1,310.40 $230.07 – $230.07
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $1,310.65 $238.99 – $1,077.52
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $1,310.65 $285.67 – $1,077.52
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $1,310.65 $238.99 – $1,077.52
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $1,310.65 $238.99 – $1,077.52
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $1,310.65 $238.99 – $1,077.52
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $1,310.65 $238.99 – $1,077.52
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $1,337.70 $135.79 – $1,533.30
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $1,340.09 $118.62 – $4,510.53
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $1,343.50 $221.92 – $244.11
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $1,348.80 $46.92 – $758.02
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,350.00 $365.36 – $2,160.00
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $1,353.00 $229.48 – $543.87
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $1,353.00 not published
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $1,355.25 $44.61 – $1,042.50
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $1,355.25 $45.52 – $1,668.00
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $1,360.40 $1,017.12 – $2,055.43
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $1,361.92 $137.36 – $653.02
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $1,375.00 $234.21 – $1,039.60
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $1,377.28 $52.25 – $907.28
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $1,377.28 $52.25 – $826.37

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