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
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $3,743.60 $240.92 – $8,022.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $3,743.60 $253.60 – $10,696.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $3,743.60 $253.60 – $10,696.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $3,743.60 $253.60 – $10,696.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $3,743.60 $253.60 – $10,696.00
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $3,755.70 $240.58 – $7,094.10
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $3,792.60 $42.97 – $740.40
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $3,840.90 $373.86 – $373.86
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $3,843.00 not published
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $3,843.00 not published
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL $3,843.00 not published
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $3,843.00 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $3,843.00 not published
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL $3,843.00 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $3,843.00 not published
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $3,843.00 not published
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $3,852.72 $364.93 – $5,351.00
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $3,878.40 $342.28 – $959.98
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD, VA $3,914.00 $211.51 – $828.27
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND, VA $3,914.00 $219.41 – $828.27
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL, VA $3,914.00 $191.16 – $828.27
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $3,954.72 $381.40 – $830.11
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK $4,036.50 not published
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL $4,119.60 $373.86 – $381.34
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $4,122.46 $350.46 – $700.93
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $4,122.46 $351.04 – $702.08
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX $4,165.30 $1,779.42 – $1,779.42
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $4,165.30 $350.46 – $1,779.42
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $4,209.10 $448.71 – $1,914.74
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $4,211.69 $346.11 – $778.15
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $4,211.69 $346.11 – $1,018.40
Adventhealth Redmond Rome, GA $4,221.62 $362.59 – $1,008.00
MENORAH MEDICAL CENTER Overland Park, KS $4,232.28 $206.69 – $1,074.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa, CA $4,360.50 $495.35 – $3,359.95
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $4,532.40 $373.86 – $381.34
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $4,621.20 $316.41 – $1,116.26
NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD, TN $4,635.60 $341.20 – $673.31
HCA FLORIDA ST. LUCIE HOSPITAL STUART, FL $4,723.00 $625.80 – $3,977.75
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $4,731.00 $401.46 – $846.48
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $4,742.40 $293.97 – $959.98
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $4,770.00 $387.36 – $792.30
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $4,827.60 $364.93 – $6,705.00
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $4,885.92 $381.40 – $830.11
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport, PA $4,936.20 $315.59 – $959.98
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX $5,062.68 $249.80 – $1,046.00
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $5,074.20 $341.40 – $6,765.60
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $5,098.20 not published
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC $5,108.00 $312.94 – $1,006.64
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC $5,108.00 $312.94 – $971.99
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $5,268.12 $3,640.35 – $3,640.35

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