Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Corpus Christi, TX
In Corpus Christi, TX, 7 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $1,992.93 to $13,578.38, with a median of $13,578.38. The lowest listed price is at Driscoll Childrens Hospital — $11,585.45 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,824.50 at 285 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 2 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 Oct 6, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Corpus Christi, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driscoll Childrens Hospital lowest Corpus Christi, TX · (361) 739-4846 Cta Head WO/W Ce & Ipp | $1,992.93 | $9,964.64 | $165.82–$178.55 | 80% | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX CT Spiral Angiography Head | $3,671.00 | $3,671.00 | $132.59–$3,120.35 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Northwest FSER Corpus Christi, TX · (361) 761-1501 CTA HEAD | $13,578.38 | $13,578.38 | $814.70–$11,541.62 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - The Heart Hospital Corpus Christi, TX Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing | $13,578.38 | $13,578.38 | $183.95 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - The Heart Hospital Corpus Christi, TX Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing CT | $13,578.38 | $13,578.38 | $450.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - The Heart Hospital Corpus Christi, TX CTA HEAD | $13,578.38 | $13,578.38 | $814.70–$11,541.62 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area Portland, TX · (361) 761-1501 Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing | $13,578.38 | $13,578.38 | $183.95 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Northwest FSER Corpus Christi, TX · (361) 761-1501 Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing | $13,578.38 | $13,578.38 | $183.95 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area Portland, TX · (361) 761-1501 CTA HEAD | $13,578.38 | $13,578.38 | $814.70–$11,541.62 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bayview Behavioral Hospital Corpus Christi, TX · (972) 465-0022 Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing | $13,578.38 | $13,578.38 | $183.95 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bayview Behavioral Hospital Corpus Christi, TX · (972) 465-0022 Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing CT | $13,578.38 | $13,578.38 | $450.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bayview Behavioral Hospital Corpus Christi, TX · (972) 465-0022 CTA HEAD | $13,578.38 | $13,578.38 | $814.70–$11,541.62 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Doctors Regional Corpus Christi, TX · (361) 761-1501 Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing | $13,578.38 | $13,578.38 | $183.95 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Doctors Regional Corpus Christi, TX · (361) 761-1501 Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing CT | $13,578.38 | $13,578.38 | $450.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Doctors Regional Corpus Christi, TX · (361) 761-1501 CTA HEAD | $13,578.38 | $13,578.38 | $814.70–$11,541.62 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area Portland, TX · (361) 761-1501 Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing CT | $13,578.38 | $13,578.38 | $450.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Northwest FSER Corpus Christi, TX · (361) 761-1501 Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing CT | $13,578.38 | $13,578.38 | $450.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,992.93, median $13,578.38, highest $13,578.38 — a 6.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,671.00. 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 0 of 7 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.