Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Outpatient

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Atlanta, GA

In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 27 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $599.60 to $7,914.00, with a median of $1,579.05. The lowest listed price is at Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica and 2 other hospitals — $979.45 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $1,579.05 at 76 hospitals.

Cash prices at 27 facilities across 17 cities for code 70496, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$599.60Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica + 2 more
Median$1,579.05half pay less
Highest$7,914.00in this market
Difference13.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.

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Lowest $599.60Highest $8,542.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica lowest Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD $599.60 $1,499.00 $175.07–$210.08 60% —
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Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton lowest Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD $599.60 $1,499.00 $175.07–$192.58 60% —
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Higgins General Hospital lowest Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD $599.60 $1,499.00 — 60% —
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Ct Angio,Head Combo - Ct Head Angio W And Wo Iv Contrast $1,463.00 $1,463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Ct Angio,Head Combo - Ct Head Angio W And Wo Iv Contrast $1,463.00 $1,463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Ct Angio,Head Combo - Ct Head Angio W And Wo Iv Contrast $1,463.00 $1,463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Ct Angio,Head Combo - Ct Head Angio W And Wo Iv Contrast $1,463.00 $1,463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Ct Angio,Head Combo - Ct Head Angio W And Wo Iv Contrast $1,463.00 $1,463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Ct Angio,Head Combo - Ct Head Angio W And Wo Iv Contrast $1,463.00 $1,463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Ct Angio,Head Combo - Ct Head Angio W And Wo Iv Contrast $1,463.00 $1,463.00 — — —
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DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Ct Angio,Head Combo - Ct Head Angio W And Wo Iv Contrast $1,463.00 $1,463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Cta Head W/WO Cntrst $1,579.05 $5,263.50 $405.00–$4,737.15 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Cta Head W/WO Cntrst $1,579.05 $5,263.50 $405.00–$4,473.98 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Cta Head W/WO Cntrst $1,579.05 $5,263.50 $405.00–$4,473.98 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Cta Head W/WO Cntrst $1,579.05 $5,263.50 $405.00–$4,895.06 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Cta Head W/WO Cntrst $1,579.05 $5,263.50 $405.00–$3,947.63 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Cta Head W/WO Cntrst $1,579.05 $5,263.50 $405.00–$4,473.98 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Cta Head W/WO Cntrst $1,579.05 $5,263.50 $405.00–$4,473.98 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Cta Head W/WO Cntrst $1,579.05 $5,263.50 $405.00–$4,737.15 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Cta Head W/WO Cntrst $1,579.05 $5,263.50 $405.00–$4,473.98 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 CT SCAN OF BLOOD VESSELS OF HEAD WITH CONTRAST $1,666.00 $4,165.00 $175.07–$210.08 60% —
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Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 CT SCAN OF BLOOD VESSELS OF HEAD WITH CONTRAST $1,666.00 $4,165.00 — 60% —
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Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 CT SCAN OF BLOOD VESSELS OF HEAD WITH CONTRAST $1,666.00 $4,165.00 $175.07–$192.58 60% —
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Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD $1,666.00 $4,165.00 $175.07–$192.58 60% —
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Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta, GA HC CTA HEAD W/WO CNTRST $2,276.50 $4,553.00 $1,365.90–$4,097.70 50% —
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Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Cta Head W/WO Cntrst $2,835.00 $9,450.00 $405.00–$8,505.00 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA Cta Scan of Blood Vessel of Head W/Contrast $7,314.00 $7,314.00 — — —
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA Cta Scan of Blood Vessel of Head W/Contrast $7,314.00 $7,314.00 — — —
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Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Cta Scan of Blood Vessel of Head W/Contrast $7,314.00 $7,314.00 — — —
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA Cta Scan of Blood Vessel of Head W/Contrast $7,914.00 $7,914.00 $1,821.63–$5,388.64 — —
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA Head Cta W & W O Dye Ect $8,542.00 $8,542.00 $1,966.07–$5,816.25 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $599.60, median $1,579.05, highest $7,914.00 — a 13.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $1,579.05. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 11 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A head CTA uses contrast dye and fast CT scanning to show the blood vessels of the brain. It is used in suspected stroke, for aneurysms and for sudden severe headache.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.

10 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70496 ($1,845.91). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Southern Regional Medical Center Southwest Riverdale, GAHc Ct Angio,Head Combo,Incl Image Process $175.00 file
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GAHc Ct Angiography Head W/Contrast/Noncontrast $175.50 file
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GAHc Ct Angiography Head W/Contrast/Noncontrast $175.50 file
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GAHc Ct Angiography Head W/Contrast/Noncontrast $175.50 file
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GAHc Ct Angiography Head W/Contrast/Noncontrast $175.50 file
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GAHc Ct Angiography Head W/Contrast/Noncontrast $175.50 file
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GAHc Ct Angiography Head W/Contrast/Noncontrast $175.50 file
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GAHc Ct Angiography Head W/Contrast/Noncontrast $175.50 file
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GAHc Ct Angiography Head W/Contrast/Noncontrast $175.50 file
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GAHc Ct Angiography Head W/Contrast/Noncontrast $175.50 file