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

MR angiography, neck, without and with contrast · CPT 70549

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

This images the arteries of the neck twice — once relying on blood flow alone, then again while gadolinium passes through them. It is chosen when the degree of narrowing in a carotid artery has to be measured reliably, because flow-only imaging tends to exaggerate a tight stenosis.

$158.53

lowest cash price

$2,659.98

national median

$25,538.55

highest cash price

908

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $158.53–$25,538.55 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$158.53

Banner Heart Hospital — Mesa, AZ

Most expensive published cash price

$25,538.55

HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST — PASADENA, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($2,892.85) → Sep 1, 2026 ($5,503.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $2,406.18 $5,082.48 $5,726.76
Arizona 22 $158.53 $540.09 $3,626.90
Arkansas 7 $947.41 $1,617.85 $3,031.00
California 89 $573.30 $3,120.00 $12,993.00
Colorado 17 $753.09 $7,167.61 $21,902.75
Florida 80 $622.25 $7,738.49 $25,470.41
Georgia 25 $1,554.89 $2,122.00 $11,676.27
Hawaii 2 $1,150.08 $1,150.08 $2,257.50
Illinois 51 $1,107.48 $3,551.76 $6,034.32
Indiana 26 $582.60 $948.50 $4,425.00
Iowa 30 $1,643.20 $3,307.20 $5,535.00
Kansas 11 $1,702.80 $5,068.12 $16,860.45
Kentucky 21 $860.13 $2,887.80 $17,770.59
Louisiana 2 $856.70 $856.70 $856.70
Maine 7 $2,818.60 $3,347.25 $5,211.25
Maryland 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Michigan 27 $360.49 $3,520.00 $5,977.60
Minnesota 19 $912.00 $3,582.40 $3,887.20
Mississippi 10 $418.00 $1,267.98 $2,131.65
Missouri 20 $1,561.95 $2,122.90 $14,931.81
Montana 2 $2,200.80 $2,200.80 $2,340.80
Nebraska 12 $1,839.18 $2,046.00 $3,378.24
Nevada 3 $2,258.08 $2,466.40 $2,500.41
New Hampshire 1 $7,666.90 $7,666.90 $7,666.90
New Jersey 21 $390.30 $775.08 $1,010.93
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 $6,869.00
North Dakota 4 $3,281.60 $3,476.80 $3,864.80
Ohio 54 $1,240.20 $2,143.90 $6,960.00
Oklahoma 14 $915.20 $1,904.10 $4,373.00
Oregon 13 $318.60 $2,452.50 $3,553.85
Pennsylvania 29 $638.00 $2,854.80 $9,808.20
South Carolina 11 $672.00 $1,478.40 $4,584.00
South Dakota 7 $3,511.20 $3,592.80 $4,024.80
Tennessee 38 $489.16 $668.55 $18,610.14
Texas 110 $640.80 $2,830.05 $25,538.55
Virginia 42 $451.20 $3,242.50 $15,247.00
Washington 32 $1,478.88 $2,400.00 $5,513.20
West Virginia 16 $1,438.50 $1,854.50 $3,062.50
Wisconsin 32 $1,101.24 $2,746.70 $5,181.00
Wyoming 3 $933.24 $3,538.06 $4,215.92

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Mattoon, IL $3,631.68 $400.40 – $5,044.00
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $3,647.37 $339.06 – $13,073.00
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $3,673.60 $388.77 – $1,374.66
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $3,685.44 $84.09 – $5,244.26
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $3,693.48 $350.46 – $931.71
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $3,693.48 $931.71 – $1,666.92
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $3,693.48 not published
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA $3,695.25 $52.61 – $5,685.00
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $3,706.40 $374.99 – $4,169.70
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $3,707.20 $1,584.83 – $4,170.60
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN $3,708.00 $374.99 – $4,171.50
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $3,708.00 $277.45 – $4,171.50
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $3,713.60 $374.99 – $4,177.80
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $3,713.60 $374.99 – $4,177.80
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $3,715.49 $1,440.56 – $7,576.65
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $3,718.08 $373.86 – $2,862.00
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $3,722.50 $333.46 – $340.13
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $3,725.26 $222.74 – $259.86
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $3,739.20 $64.37 – $1,057.19
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $3,755.70 $339.06 – $7,094.10
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $3,768.19 $78.60 – $1,846.41
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $3,768.19 $78.60 – $1,931.19
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $3,768.19 $78.60 – $2,077.21
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $3,791.20 $283.44 – $4,265.10
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $3,792.99 $78.60 – $1,393.92
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $3,794.19 $78.60 – $1,911.32
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $3,797.08 $77.96 – $179.45
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $3,803.76 $610.14 – $5,283.00
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $3,804.00 $1,355.18 – $4,279.50
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA $3,812.00 $349.93 – $954.63
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur, GA $3,812.00 $507.78 – $507.78
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA $3,812.00 $349.93 – $954.63
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA $3,812.00 $354.36 – $954.63
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, GA $3,812.00 $354.36 – $954.63
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA $3,812.00 $354.36 – $954.63
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA $3,812.00 $362.70 – $954.63
Emory University Hospital Ne, GA $3,812.00 $349.93 – $954.63
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby, MN $3,812.80 $374.99 – $4,289.40
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $3,815.40 $308.78 – $1,826.39
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $3,826.20 $343.82 – $2,017.52
UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA $3,826.20 $605.85 – $1,953.81
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $3,833.15 $339.06 – $3,239.24
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK $3,833.97 $335.54 – $718.05
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $3,848.00 $1,215.50 – $4,329.00
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville, IL $3,850.56 $1,557.48 – $2,862.00
Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND $3,864.80 $280.20 – $4,347.90
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook, MN $3,887.20 $374.99 – $4,373.10
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy, MN $3,887.20 $374.99 – $4,373.10
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $3,930.00 $64.37 – $1,057.19
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $3,955.10 $84.80 – $3,310.42

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