Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Outpatient

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Cleveland, OH

In Cleveland, OH, 25 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $798.20 to $2,493.75, with a median of $1,191.60. The lowest listed price is at Hillcrest Hospital and 9 other hospitals — $393.40 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,336.30 at 133 hospitals.

Cash prices at 25 facilities across 20 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 Sep 8, 2026.

Lowest$798.20Hillcrest Hospital + 9 more
Median$1,191.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,493.75in this market
Difference3.1×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 Cleveland, OH.

median
Lowest $798.20Highest $2,493.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Hillcrest Hospital lowest Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $798.20 $1,228.00 $0.87–$903.92 35%
Lodi Community Hospital lowest Lodi, OH · (330) 948-1222 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $798.20 $1,228.00 $347.28–$1,228.00 35%
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file $798.20 $1,228.00 $401.74–$82,410.65 35%
Medina Hospital lowest Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $798.20 $1,228.00 $165.03–$419.47 35%
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital lowest Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $798.20 $1,228.00 $165.03–$593.94 35%
Lutheran Hospital lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $798.20 $1,228.00 $347.28–$1,228.00 35%
Marymount Hospital lowest Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $798.20 $1,228.00 $0.87–$1,294.12 35%
South Pointe Hospital lowest Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $798.20 $1,228.00 $0.87–$1,294.12 35%
Fairview Hospital lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $798.20 $1,228.00 $347.28–$1,228.00 35%
Euclid Hospital lowest Euclid, OH · (216) 531-9000 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $798.20 $1,228.00 $0.87–$1,294.12 35%
Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc Ct Angio Head Wo&W/Contr File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $922.25 $2,635.00 — 65%
Ashtabula County Medical Center Ashtabula, OH · (440) 997-2262 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file $1,005.20 $1,436.00 $98.54–$1,349.84 30%
Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain, OH · (440) 960-4000 HC Cta Head W & W/O Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $1,191.60 $1,986.00 — 40%
Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC Cta Head W & W/O Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $1,418.40 $2,364.00 — 40%
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD COMBO - CT HEAD ANGIO W AND WO IV CONTRAST File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file $1,951.50 $2,602.00 $520.00–$2,602.00 25%
Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH · (440) 415-0151 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD COMBO - CT HEAD ANGIO W AND WO IV CONTRAST File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file $1,951.50 $2,602.00 $520.00–$2,466.70 25%
Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 CT ANGIO HEAD File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file $2,136.75 $2,849.00 $70.96–$491.11 25%
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 593-5511 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD COMBO - CT HEAD ANGIO W AND WO IV CONTRAST File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file $2,237.25 $2,983.00 $165.94–$2,684.70 25%
UH St John Medical Center Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD COMBO - CT HEAD ANGIO W AND WO IV CONTRAST File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file $2,237.25 $2,983.00 $179.20–$2,684.70 25%
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD COMBO - CT HEAD ANGIO W AND WO IV CONTRAST File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file $2,237.25 $2,983.00 $165.94–$2,684.70 25%
Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD COMBO - CT HEAD ANGIO W AND WO IV CONTRAST File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file $2,237.25 $2,983.00 $165.94–$2,684.70 25%
Lake West Hospital Willoughby, OH · (440) 953-9600 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD COMBO - CT HEAD ANGIO W AND WO IV CONTRAST File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file $2,237.25 $2,983.00 $165.94–$2,684.70 25%
University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD COMBO - CT HEAD ANGIO W AND WO IV CONTRAST File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file $2,237.25 $2,983.00 $165.94–$2,684.70 25%
UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD COMBO - CT HEAD ANGIO W AND WO IV CONTRAST File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file $2,237.25 $2,983.00 $165.94–$2,684.70 25%
UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD COMBO - CT HEAD ANGIO W AND WO IV CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file $2,493.75 $3,325.00 $165.94–$2,992.50 25%
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.

Outpatient: lowest $798.20, median $1,191.60, highest $2,493.75 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $1,478.35. 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 19 of 22 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.