Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Bluefield, WV
In Bluefield, WV-VA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $1,262.32 to $1,395.50, with a median of $1,322.65. The lowest listed price is at Clinch Valley Health — $60.33 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $1,110.23 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bluefield, WV-VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinch Valley Health lowest Richlands, VA · (276) 596-6000 Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing | $1,262.32 | $3,155.81 | $169.98–$3,155.81 | 60% | — source file |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA · (276) 988-8700 HB CTA HEAD W AND W/O CONT | $1,322.65 | $3,779.00 | $153.99–$3,627.84 | 65% | — source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton, WV · (304) 487-7000 CT SCAN OF BLOOD VESSELS OF HEAD WITH CONTRAST | $1,395.50 | $2,791.00 | $60.22–$1,044.47 | 50% | — source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton, WV · (304) 487-7000 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD | $1,500.50 | $3,001.00 | $60.22–$1,044.47 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,262.32, median $1,322.65, highest $1,395.50 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 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.