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
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $713.96 $332.92 – $2,251.00
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $716.43 $400.67 – $2,072.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $721.16 $253.21 – $870.22
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $731.28 $255.77 – $1,474.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $731.28 $255.77 – $1,474.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $731.28 $255.77 – $1,474.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $734.76 $397.30 – $1,603.77
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $737.01 $75.82 – $720.99
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $737.01 $75.82 – $720.99
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $737.40 $269.26 – $1,106.10
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $753.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $754.90 $432.06 – $1,425.06
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $770.86 $326.00 – $2,072.00
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $777.84 $357.13 – $1,777.92
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $779.88 $445.40 – $1,936.48
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $781.22 $240.58 – $1,998.00
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $808.00 $324.48 – $365.60
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $808.00 $324.48 – $356.93
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $825.16 $31.53 – $3,223.14
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $830.96 $8.67 – $1,604.70
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $837.09 $366.59 – $2,827.78
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $838.73 $366.59 – $989.22
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $840.52 $358.91 – $4,455.21
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $841.92 $512.27 – $1,907.36
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $858.83 $215.74 – $1,059.01
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $858.83 $307.82 – $1,095.53
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $859.07 $307.82 – $1,059.01
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $866.88 $238.97 – $1,584.65
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $873.28 $271.40 – $1,343.64
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $880.80 $310.67 – $1,204.00
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $886.00 $357.13 – $1,838.33
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $886.00 $357.13 – $1,838.33
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $886.00 $357.13 – $1,838.33
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $886.00 $357.13 – $1,838.33
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $886.00 $357.13 – $1,838.33
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $889.50 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $896.48 $447.02 – $1,731.73
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $901.76 $215.74 – $1,059.01
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $901.76 $215.74 – $1,059.01
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $902.72 $403.99 – $2,378.93
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $902.72 $341.05 – $2,138.36
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $921.00 $369.11 – $553.67
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $922.00 $369.11 – $553.67
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $924.00 $283.71 – $652.20
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $924.84 $310.67 – $654.04
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $924.84 $324.22 – $907.82
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $927.00 $809.52 – $809.52
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $927.06 $371.00 – $2,364.18
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $930.15 $252.74 – $4,151.32
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $935.50 $369.11 – $553.67

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