Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Austin, TX — inpatient

In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 18 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head as an inpatient: from $390.24 to $3,671.00, with a median of $2,381.40. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton Hays and 5 other hospitals — $1,991.16 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,381.40 at 263 hospitals.

Cash prices at 18 facilities across 10 cities for code 70496, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$390.24Ascension Seton Hays + 5 more
Median$2,381.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,671.00in this market
Difference9.4×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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

median
Lowest $390.24Highest $3,671.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Ascension Seton Hays lowest Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 CT HEAD ANG WOW C File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $390.24 $1,084.00 $180.34–$814.52 64%
Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx lowest Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 CT HEAD ANG WOW C File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $390.24 $1,084.00 $180.34–$814.52 64%
Ascension Seton Smithville lowest Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 CT HEAD ANG WOW C File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $390.24 $1,084.00 $180.34–$814.52 64%
Ascension Seton Northwest lowest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 CT HEAD ANG WOW C File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $390.24 $1,084.00 $180.34–$814.52 64%
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin lowest Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 CT HEAD ANG WOW C File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $390.24 $1,084.00 $180.34–$814.52 64%
Ascension Seton Southwest lowest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 CT HEAD ANG WOW C File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $390.24 $1,084.00 $180.34–$814.52 64%
Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT HEAD ANG WOW C File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $758.80 $1,084.00 $180.34–$814.52 30%
Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 CT HEAD ANG WOW C PEDI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $1,284.57 $3,568.25 $180.34–$2,663.55 64%
Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 CT HEAD ANG WOW C PEDI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $1,284.57 $3,568.25 $180.34–$2,663.55 64%
Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 CT HEAD ANG WOW C File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $1,822.95 $5,063.75 $152.06–$2,663.55 64%
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD,W/CONTRAST File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file $2,381.40 $3,969.00 $2,182.95–$3,572.10 40%
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD,W/CONTRAST File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file $2,381.40 $3,969.00 $2,182.95–$3,572.10 40%
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD,W/CONTRAST File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file $2,381.40 $3,969.00 $2,182.95–$2,778.30 40%
Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD,W/CONTRAST File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file $2,381.40 $3,969.00 $2,182.95–$2,579.85 40%
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD,W/CONTRAST File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file $2,381.40 $3,969.00 $2,182.95–$3,175.20 40%
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD,W/CONTRAST File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file $2,381.40 $3,969.00 $2,182.95–$3,572.10 40%
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD,W/CONTRAST File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file $2,381.40 $3,969.00 $2,182.95–$2,778.30 40%
Ascension Seton Austin, TX CT HEAD ANG WOW C PEDI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $2,497.78 $3,568.25 $180.34–$2,663.55 30%
Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC CT, ANGIO HEAD W/O & W/CONTRAST File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file $2,840.80 $4,240.00 $1,696.00–$4,028.00 33%
Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 CTA-HEAD File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $3,333.45 $9,259.58 $180.34–$4,166.81 64%
Pam Specialty Hospital of Luling Luling, TX CT Spiral Angiography Head File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file $3,671.00 $3,671.00 $300.00–$3,303.90 —
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
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Inpatient: lowest $390.24, median $2,381.40, highest $3,671.00 — a 9.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 27 facilities here, median $2,381.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 17 of 18 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.