Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, with contrast) cost at US hospitals

MR angiography, neck, with contrast · CPT 70548

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Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, with contrast)

This maps the arteries running up the neck to the brain — the carotids and the vertebral arteries — using an injection of gadolinium. It is a standard part of a stroke workup, because the answer often lies in the neck rather than in the head.

$124.00

lowest cash price

$2,109.10

national median

$21,051.90

highest cash price

826

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $124.00–$21,051.90 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$124.00

Grant Memorial Hospital — Petersburg, WV

Most expensive published cash price

$21,051.90

HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL — South Pasadena, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($2,139.80) → Sep 1, 2026 ($5,062.68)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $1,969.80 $4,036.50 $5,268.12
Arizona 20 $132.10 $445.56 $2,901.22
Arkansas 7 $660.60 $1,068.56 $2,155.00
California 88 $531.36 $2,964.00 $9,216.78
Colorado 17 $627.67 $6,332.00 $18,119.75
Florida 79 $590.15 $5,960.00 $21,051.90
Georgia 25 $1,143.45 $2,122.00 $4,221.62
Hawaii 2 $1,093.12 $1,093.12 $2,040.00
Illinois 50 $964.92 $3,034.08 $4,827.60
Indiana 26 $582.60 $938.50 $3,792.60
Iowa 20 $1,005.60 $1,764.00 $3,542.00
Kansas 11 $1,063.20 $2,048.80 $15,459.57
Kentucky 16 $754.90 $2,161.80 $16,799.80
Louisiana 2 $713.96 $713.96 $713.96
Maine 7 $2,139.80 $2,931.50 $3,472.70
Maryland 2 $583.20 $583.20 $583.20
Michigan 24 $479.72 $1,175.00 $3,364.80
Minnesota 19 $731.28 $1,848.95 $3,063.20
Mississippi 9 $873.28 $1,001.50 $1,070.68
Missouri 18 $1,318.20 $1,619.75 $13,323.99
Montana 2 $1,644.00 $1,644.00 $1,868.80
Nebraska 12 $1,434.72 $1,594.00 $2,815.51
Nevada 3 $1,990.96 $2,055.58 $2,204.63
New Hampshire 1 $2,482.20 $2,482.20 $2,482.20
New Jersey 21 $390.30 $441.69 $770.86
New Mexico 2 $2,387.28 $2,387.28 $2,387.28
New York 22 $422.61 $422.61 $7,595.00
North Carolina 14 $2,030.23 $2,030.23 $2,429.00
North Dakota 4 $2,399.20 $2,444.80 $3,083.20
Ohio 52 $1,084.20 $1,660.88 $5,098.20
Oklahoma 15 $624.38 $1,599.95 $3,459.00
Oregon 13 $265.14 $1,716.00 $2,777.80
Pennsylvania 23 $638.00 $2,854.80 $8,004.00
South Carolina 11 $611.50 $2,919.00 $5,108.00
South Dakota 6 $2,823.20 $2,936.00 $3,220.00
Tennessee 37 $325.92 $636.75 $8,862.00
Texas 115 $504.09 $2,612.85 $18,675.23
Virginia 37 $376.50 $2,431.50 $7,673.00
Washington 32 $734.76 $1,871.60 $2,795.10
West Virginia 11 $124.00 $1,698.50 $3,063.00
Wisconsin 33 $737.01 $2,204.27 $5,509.37
Wyoming 4 $777.84 $2,948.71 $3,513.64

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $3,136.80 $70.54 – $2,625.50
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $3,147.96 $240.58 – $11,283.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $3,164.15 $373.86 – $392.55
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $3,164.15 $373.86 – $392.55
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $3,164.58 $64.90 – $149.38
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $3,199.30 $333.12 – $346.44
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $3,205.20 $42.97 – $740.40
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $3,207.00 $342.28 – $1,060.45
UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA $3,207.00 $342.28 – $1,026.96
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $3,220.00 $1,263.85 – $3,622.50
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $3,273.60 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $3,273.60 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $3,273.60 not published
Washakie Medical Center Worland, WY $3,302.37 $73.92 – $149.38
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $3,340.80 $373.86 – $4,640.00
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $3,341.13 $200.97 – $7,042.98
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $3,364.80 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $3,367.80 $42.97 – $740.40
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $3,380.00 not published
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $3,429.30 $350.46 – $931.71
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $3,429.30 $931.71 – $1,473.55
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $3,429.30 not published
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $3,445.75 $338.87 – $939.39
Love County Health Center Marietta, OK $3,459.00 $152.11 – $152.11
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $3,472.70 $68.36 – $2,739.96
HCA FLORIDA TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL $3,484.00 $828.27 – $3,978.50
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $3,495.20 $373.86 – $381.34
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $3,501.33 $65.50 – $1,715.65
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $3,501.33 $65.50 – $1,794.43
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $3,501.33 $65.50 – $1,930.11
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville, IL $3,505.68 $1,557.48 – $2,862.00
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $3,510.04 $65.50 – $1,289.94
Community Hospital Torrington, WY $3,513.64 $2,020.92 – $4,455.21
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $3,535.24 $65.50 – $3,756.19
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $3,542.00 $329.29 – $3,542.00
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $3,556.10 $382.52 – $6,873.72
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $3,557.76 $240.58 – $1,930.60
Adventhealth Murray Po Box 1406, GA $3,578.13 $324.82 – $643.80
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $3,578.13 $347.27 – $702.33
Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN $3,602.77 $255.31 – $7,205.54
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY $3,602.77 $752.00 – $9,607.38
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin, KY $3,602.77 $561.00 – $9,607.38
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange, KY $3,602.77 $543.00 – $9,607.38
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY $3,602.77 $542.00 – $9,765.90
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY $3,602.77 $231.89 – $9,607.38
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY $3,602.77 $467.00 – $9,607.38
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $3,613.20 $231.28 – $1,270.98
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $3,615.50 $339.02 – $372.92
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $3,657.84 $240.58 – $8,240.18
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $3,743.60 $253.60 – $10,696.00

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